Yes, it is that time of the year again for the annual Skywarn spotter training. I generally go the one in Wayland as it is the closest to me. Below is the schedule through mid-April.
Date |
Time |
Location |
Registration |
| Tuesday
February 25th, 2020 |
6:30pm – 9:30pm |
Hudsonville High School Freshman Campus 3370 Allen Street Hudsonville, MI |
Required: |
| Saturday
March 14th, 2020 |
10:00am – 12:00pm |
Luella Collins Community Center 419 126th Avenue Wayland, MI |
Registration Not Required |
| Saturday, March 14th, 2020 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm |
Bloomingdale Schools Auditorium 629 E. Kalamazoo Street Bloomingdale Township, MI |
Registration Not Required |
| Saturday
March 21st, 2020 |
9:00am – 11:00am |
Oceana County Emergency Management 844 S Griswold Street Suite 300 – Hart, MI 49420 |
Registration Not Required |
| Saturday
March 21st, 2020 |
12:30pm – 2:30pm |
Muskegon Community College – Stevenson Center 221 S. Quarterline Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 |
Registration Not Required |
| Saturday
April 11th, 2020 |
10:00am – 12:00pm |
Jackson County Human Services Building – Room 005 1715 Lansing Ave – Jackson, MI 49202 |
Registration Not Required |
| Saturday
April 11th, 2020 |
2:00pm – 4:00pm |
Ingham County Location TBD |
Registration Required – Link Coming Soon |
Weather History
February 16
1981: Lower Michigan is in the midst of a long period of thawing weather with lows above freezing and highs mostly in the 50s from the 16th to the 20th.
February 17
1973: Arctic air is in force across Lower Michigan with record lows of 19 below at Grand Rapids. Muskegon falls to 14 below zero, just shy of the record low for the day of 15 below set in 1904.
1979: A long spell of frigid weather during January and February results in Lake Michigan freezing over almost completely for the only time on record.
As a side note, I believe this needs to be updated by the NWS. Ice formation on Lake Michigan usually begins in January and reaches its peak in late February or early March. Data provided by Environment Canada and the U.S. National Weather Service indicate that ice coverage on Lake Michigan reached 90 to 95 percent in the winters of 1903-04, 1976-77, 1978-79 and 2013-14.
February 18
1926: A snowstorm drops 5 to 9 inches of snow across southern Lower Michigan. Lansing sets a record snow total for the day of 8.5 inches.
2014: Persistent cold weather and frequent snows during January and February result in a deep snow cover that persists through much of March. At Grand Rapids, the snow depth reaches 24 inches on this date, second only to the record of 25 inches set after the blizzard of late January 1978.
February 19
1978: Record lows of 21 below zero at Lansing and 15 below at Grand Rapids contribute to this being the coldest February on record at Grand Rapids and the coldest of the 20th century at Lansing. The temperature never gets above freezing during the entire month at Lansing.
2016: Winds gusts to 70 mph in Grand Rapids and 66 mph in Jackson as a strong low-pressure center moved across the Great Lakes. Lower Michigan was on the warm side of the storm with record highs around 60 degrees.
February 20
1898: A snowstorm dumps over a foot of snow on parts of Lower Michigan on the 20th to the 21st. Grand Rapids has 11 inches from this storm and almost 30 inches for the month of February.
1951: Ice jam flooding along the Grand River in Portland damages several buildings and forces the evacuation of some neighborhoods near the river.
2015: This is the coldest morning of one of the coldest months on record at Grand Rapids as the temperature falls to a record cold 13 degrees below zero. The monthly mean temperature of 13.3 degrees makes this the coldest February on record and the fourth coldest month ever.
February 21
1986: Lake Michigan water levels are near record highs. Coastal flooding and erosion is a concern during winter storms along the shore.
February 22
1930: Record warmth prevails with highs in the upper 60s across much of southern Lower Michigan. At Grand Rapids, highs are in the upper 50s or 60s every day from the 19th to the 25th.
Wild Bill let it snow let it snow lol..INDY
Even if it’s cooler than average next month, it won’t mean anything. Average high is 40 at the end of this month.
What are you talking about? At this time of year that difference could mean snow and ice storms! Wow!
I’ll take it, a couple days below average then five above average days then a couple days below average then five above average days, repeat!!
https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/7f39432f98eef2d300f773cf914253d5f248e7131cb69cb63b087ebda662f574
Everyone on here fighting back and forth whether it’s gonna snow or not!! I’ll let u all know April 1st what March brought!!! Lol unbelievable
LOL
Currently 24* degrees out at thee YARDOFBRICKS NE of GR brrrr below average for this time of year …..INDY
Great news…….all signs point towards a lot of cold and snow in late feb and March! I say bring it on!
Would those be the same signs you mentioned for December and January?
Having a nice and sunny but cold day today. With all of the sun it is only 27 here.
Slim
Who cares what the temp is, the sun is out warming the ground and melting what little snow we have left. I’d take a measurement for snow depth, but I’ll just post a pic from the back yard instead.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/184860862@N07/49557762981/in/dateposted-public/
There is 2″ of snow cover here at this time. Looks like there is much less in your area.
Slim
Towards Holland and out by the beach there is virtually nothing at all. Usually it’s the other way around, but no lake snow this year.
Wow you have snow on the ground??? No wayyyy … INDY
Currently 21* degrees out at thee YARDOFBRICKS NE of GR COLD with 4+ inches of snow on the ground…Well below average Day .. ..Who Knew ….INDY
Matt K wood TV 8 March will be a a cooler and snowy month did just I hear that right? Lol…So much for mokies 60’s ….Love it!! INDY
Funny, he said those exact words for December and especially January. Love that even more!
Happens every year near the end of feb! The warm weather fanatics alway see a couple days above normal and they think nice Spring weather is right around the corner! They are wrong every year!
Now that’s really funny. Couple days? Look it up. About 85% of the days from the last 3 months have been above average.
More maps please ROCKY ….INDY ..
The same guy who predicted 100″ this winter? Love it!
I predicted 107 inches of snow this winter but noway did I predict 60*s in March lol…INDY
Looking very very promising! How is that possible – mookie said no cold air for the next 4 weeks! What a joke!
https://www.instantweathermaps.com/GFS-php/conussfc.php?run=2020021906&time=PER&var=ASNOWI&hour=384
Possible heavy snow coming to neighborhood near you next week!
LOL Good news if you like snow and live in Traverse City maybe…
Still no signs of 40’s heloooo 40’s come out come out where ever you are ..INDY
I can’t believe this is even a thing. How dumb does one have to be to be out on the ice with the crazy mild weather we’ve had. Hard to feel sorry for stupidity.
https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/authorities-urge-ice-safety-after-rescues-in-2-counties/
What fools. I love to ice fish, but at no time this winter did I feel it to be safe enough.
Thanks for the spotter info MV!
Check out this map. Essentially no snow for the next 16 days! Wow.
https://www.instantweathermaps.com/GFS-php/conussfc.php?run=2020021806&time=PER&var=ASNOWI&hour=384
I was wondering why the bog hasn’t been cluttered up with 5 postings a day of that map.
Bye bye winter!
That snow line is slowly moving northward every day.
Meteorological spring is less than 10 days away! I’m loving all this sunlight and longer days.
WOOD: No big storms in sight for at least the next 8 days. I love it! Do we actually go below average snowfall for February too like the rest of the months this season?
Very cold Morin outside we have 12*’ degrees out at thee YARDOFBRICKS NE of GR well below average for this time of the year dress warm have a nice Wednesday ..INDY
Very cold week and thankfully the mini warm up will be brief and then we transition back to some real winter weather! By the middle to end of next week we will be trending to a below normal temp pattern and plenty of snow chances! Get ready for a wild ride!
Yeaaaa Still waiting on them 40”s and the snow to be gone lol…..INDY
Since Monday, we are actually above average temps.
But still no 40’s right???? I’m waiting…INDY
We just had 50’s a little over a week ago.