Looking across most of the U.S. the weather patterns have been fairly stagnant as of late however there is a hint of the ‘s’ word in the short term forecast. The only snow we have in Otsego is at Bittersweet which has been making snow during the cold nights and has remained open. We will […]
Dependent on where you are today we have a little (or a lot ) of every thing going on -rain, hail, sleet, storms and snow. The areas in blue are under a winter weather advisory until 1pm today for mixed precipitation. Wet snow accumulations of up to one half inch and ice accumulations of a […]
That time of year again to talk about storm safety. Most of the info I have seen gives us info on how to survive a serious storm but I don’t see a lot of info on our pets and keeping them safe and comfortable when the storms are booming out side. My elder Aussie hates […]
March 18 1925: The Tri-State Tornado kills 695 people and injures over 2,000 along its 219 mile-long damage path through Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. It is by far the worst tornado in United States history. The weather in Lower Michigan is relatively tranquil with highs in the 50s and rain changing to snow during the […]
A weak area of high pressure will move in today…diminishing the snow showers. A reinforcing shot of cold air arrives by Thursday from the north. This will act to keep the weather colder than normal through the end of the week with below normal precipitation. We should see a milder pattern develop as we head […]
I enjoyed the Spotter training yesterday – very informative. This is my third year and it seems I pick up more info every year. If you want a copy of the Skywarn field guide you can find it here. You can get the spotters guides here. Here is the Skywarn main page. It was great […]
Pretty much the whole state of Maine has snow warnings in place for up to two feet of snow and winds up to 35mph. When I lived out there in the 1970s nor’easters didn’t seem to be a big deal with the exception of having to dig out driveways and plank over the snow the […]
Snow showers, locally heavy at times, can be expected the next couple days as slow moving low pressure continues to impact the area. This morning the heaviest snow showers will be from Grand Rapids to the south and east. The snow showers will finally end for the weekend, although it will remain chilly. We have […]
After a great sunny weekend it is time has come to dust off the snow shovels as the sunny skies fade away to cloudy conditions and cold air proceeds to move back in. Winter storm warnings and advisories stop at our doorstep of lake Michigan – they extend from Wisconsin to Montana with blizzard warnings […]
Next Saturday is our local SkyWarn Spotter Training for Allegan and Barry Counties. It is located at the Luella Collins Community Center in Shelbyville, I will provide a map later this week. I will be there with hopefully Bill Steffen – and maybe Bill Marino who is in charge of CoCoRaHS for SW Michigan. It […]