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Spring Forward!

It is time to spring forward with the time change tonight. There has been several attempts to make our time stay on one time but for some reason that has not been done yet. So tonight we change the time from “winter time” to “summer time” so don’t forget to change you clocks that do […]

Thunder snow

It is a winter wonderland in SW Michigan this morning, everything is white from the tops of the trees to the ground with some light snow falling.  The winter weather advisory will end at 11 am this morning.  The snow will taper off to a few flurries this afternoon. I have a feature from National […]

Winter Weather Advisory for Tonight & Tomorrow

We have another snow event approaching from the west which will cause hazardous travel conditions for tomorrow morning’s commute. …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches. * WHERE…Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central […]

Another Sunny Day – Weather History

We have been blessed with many sunny days as of late and have another one in store.  Looking westward we see a change coming for Thursday night with all the winter weather advisories and watches in place (see forecast discussion). Grand Rapids Forecast Weather History for SW Michigan March 5 1948: Arctic high pressure dominates […]

Dry Through Thursday

We will be entering another quiet weather pattern through Thursday then another system will move in at the end of the week bringing rain and snow. U.S.A and Global Events for March 7: 1717: A series of snowstorms between February 27 and March 7 blanketed the New England colonies with five or more feet of snow. […]

Weather Advisories & More

Low pressure will bring snow mixed with rain to central Michigan today and showers and storms to southern Michigan.  We have a winter weather advisory in place for some of our northern areas: …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Wet snow. Additional snow accumulations of one to three expected. […]

A Step Back into Time

My wife and I were married on March 2nd many years ago, it was memorable because we had a lake-effect snowstorm with a lot of wind to contend with.  We were married at the Christian Reformed Church in Plainwell I had attended since the early 1960s with a brief break in the early 70s when […]

Half Inch Snowstorm

Half Inch Snowstorm Yesterday’s snowstorm dropped about a half inch here in MBY. According to the official snow fall report for Grand Rapids the snow fall amount for yesterday was 2.0” for the season Grand Rapids is now up to 88.8” At Lansing the snow fall amount there was a record 6.5” At Muskegon no […]

Winter Storm Warning for Today and Tonight

Well, we finally have things narrowed down for the storm this morning, so let’s get down to it. Winter Storm Warning …WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST SATURDAY… * WHAT…Heavy, wet snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 inches or more, with isolated amounts around 10 […]

Winter Storm Watch (Again) – February Summary

February was sunnier and warmer than normal with more rain and less snow. Yesterday we reached a very nice 56° with partly cloudy skies in Otsego.  Today will be the calm before the storm.  A storm system will move into Lower Michigan for Friday, bringing primarily snow but some light freezing rain could mix in […]