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Winter Weather Advisory

Posted on by MichaelV (Otsego)

We have 8° at 6 am this morning with more snow on the way.  My furnace went out overnight, of course, the coldest air of the season is here while it decided to go on sabbatical.  Luckily we have alternative sources of heat to get us by until we get a repair person here.

The Winter Weather Advisory is in place until noon tomorrow.

 

We have a storm system heading towards us, Expect light snow during the day with some lulls, then heavier snow arrives from south to north during the evening. Travel overnight into Tuesday morning will be difficult in southern to southeastern Michigan. Be prepared for cold temperatures topping out around 12-15 degrees this afternoon, then falling to around zero tonight.  The heaviest snow is predicted to be south and east of Grand Rapids.

 

 

Category: Michigan Weather Forecast, Winter weather advisory

29 thoughts on “Winter Weather Advisory”

  2. Definitely could be a winter storm warning here in my area we are getting hammered right now lots of schools closed coming tomorrow let it snow let it snow let it snow..INDY

    1. This is a great back loaded winter! Way above normal for Feb snowfall and counting! Rock n roll will never die!

    1. Way to go out on a limb! The RDB model has been spot on this year! Who would have thought?

  6. Latest advisory for GR at 2:20 calls for 4-7 inches. Not even including the storm on Thursday!

    1. Sounds very promising and with any luck it will travel even farther to the West and absolutely hammer us! Bring it!

  7. >>>>>>Breaking Weather Alert>>>>>12z RDB model shows the deformation zone tracks a little farther Northwest, so GR get ready for 4 to 7 inches on Snow! Areas to the southeast will see even more snow! Snow, cold, wind and bad driving conditions tonight and Tuesday morning! Get prepared now! Rock it out!

  8. Under the 7-day forecast for Lansing, NWS GR upped the snowfall amount for tonight from 5″ this morning to 6″ at noontime. Plus: “We are considering upgrading a few counties in the I-69 area to a Winter Storm Warning since it now seems snowfall amounts, gusty winds and low wind chills will all be factors in this storm tonight.”

    Looks like we may get 6+” tonight. I will be firing up the snowblower for the fourth time this season, which is 2x as many as last season.

  9. With just over inch of new snow fall here over night I now have 12.2″ of snow on the ground. The sun has just came out here and the current temperature is now at 12° I had a over night low of 9. Officially at GRR the seasons snow fall is now at 35.8″ As of yesterday the officially there was 10″ of snow on the ground.
    Slim

    1. We picked up another .5 of an inch of snow overnight bringing our total to 30″. We need 10 more inches to beat last year’s total. Low overnight was 8.1 degrees.

  10. Yesterday Barry asked about the annual average snow fall reported for Holland. The numbers I had in my post on Saturday were from a 3rd party and are correct in respect to the years 1914 to 1942 with a break and a repeat from 1944 to 1975. I just checked and for all the years that there have been snow fall reports for Holland the annual mean is 73.4” The most snow fall is 159.9” in 1969/70 and the least was a reported 20.0” in the winter of 1932/33. During the same time period at Grand Rapids the mean was 65.6” with a maximum of 132.0” in 1951/52 and a minimum of 33.2’ in 1948/49. It should be noted since 1994 there have been no snow fall reports at Holland and in that time the annual mean at Grand Rapids has been 77.9” As you can see there is a great variance in the amount of snow fall season to season.
    Slim

  11. Enjoy this great winter weather. The warm up next week will be brief, so get ready for more snow!!

      1. Lol we will not see 40 degrees! Maybe more like after a few mid to upper 30’s back down to around freezing or a little below! Mark it down!

  12. Sorry to hear about your furnace MV. I still remember when ours went out in January of 1994. I had to use the oven (I know you are not supposed to do that but hey it helps) I also had a couple space heaters and one more thing that helps is full the bath tub up with hot water.
    Slim

    1. We have an Amish fireplace which makes a great backup. I believe we have to have the thermocouple replaced – not one of those things one can run to the hardware to get a new one…

  13. ..Over 150 million Americans are currently under Winter Storm Warnings,
    Ice Storm Warnings, Winter Storm Watches, or Winter Weather Advisories as
    impactful winter weather continues from coast-to-coast…

    …Major winter storm to spread heavy snow and significant ice
    accumulations from the Southern Plains and Ohio Valley to the Northeast…

    …Additional winter weather is expected for the Northwest this morning,
    spreading south and east through Tuesday…

    …Frigid Arctic air and dangerously cold wind chills to persist in the
    Heartland through a good part of the week…

    …Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, and warm temperatures are expected
    for southern Georgia and Florida…

    An unprecedented and expansive area of hazardous winter weather continues
    into Presidents Day as disruptive snow and ice accumulations transpire
    across the South Central U.S. early this morning. This impressive
    onslaught of wicked wintry weather across much of the Lower 48 is due to
    the combination of strong Arctic high pressure supplying sub-freezing
    temperatures and an active storm track escorting waves of precipitation
    from coast-to-coast. While the current areas of snow and wintry mix over
    parts of the Southern Plains will conclude later this morning, bitterly
    cold temperatures will limit the amount of melting today, and thus
    treacherous travel conditions are likely to persist. Heavy snow and
    freezing rain are forecast to advance northeastward today from the
    Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to the Northeast. A large swath of 6 to 12
    inches of snow is forecast from the Ohio Valley and eastern Great Lakes to
    northern New England. South of the heavy snow axis, freezing rain is
    expected to cause a plethora of problems with over a tenth of an inch of
    ice in the forecast from far east Texas northeastward to southern New
    England. Significant ice amounts of a quarter to a half inch are expected
    in portions of the Lower Mississippi Valley and the Mid-South leading to
    dangerous travel conditions, numerous power outages, and extensive tree
    damage. Precipitation will likely stay rain for the southern Mid-Atlantic
    and Southeast where cold air is more limited.

    In the West, another surge of Pacific moisture is accompanying a frontal
    system forecast to make landfall along the Pacific Northwest coast this
    morning. More wintry weather is possible in lower elevations of the
    Pacific Northwest, while locally heavy rain could create localized
    flooding issues in far southwestern Oregon and far northwestern California
    early this morning. Farther inland, the Great Basin and Intermountain West
    can expect more rounds of higher elevation snowfall with the more intense
    snowfall rates occurring on Presidents Day. Snowfall accumulations
    forecasts through Tuesday suggests 1 to 2 feet is likely in the Cascades
    and Northern Rockies through Tuesday (localized totals over 3 feet are
    possible), with measurable snow extending into the Wind River
    Mountains/Tetons, Wasatch, and Central/Southern Rockies as well.
    Avalanches remain a big concern in portions of Utah. This storm system is
    expected to be the next winter storm to impact the South Central U.S.
    mid-week.

    The aforementioned Arctic high across the central U.S. is forecast to
    slowly moderate as the week progresses, but still maintain a firm and icy
    grip over the Heartland to open the week. Teeth-chattering cold
    temperatures are expected to continue between the Rockies and Appalachians
    through Tuesday with lows in the -20s and -10s for the Northern/Central
    Plains and Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley. Temperature anomalies are
    likely to be 25 to 45 degrees below normal for much of the central and
    southern Plains today with a carbon-copy of similar anomalies expected
    again on Tuesday. In addition, Wind Chill Warnings and Advisories reach as
    far south as the Southern Plains and as far east as the Ohio Valley.
    Hundreds of daily low maximum and minimum temperatures have been/will be
    broken during this prolonged “polar plunge”, with some February and even
    all-time low temperature records in jeopardy.

    Meanwhile, showers and thunderstorms are ongoing across parts of the
    Southeast near and along a stationary front. Severe thunderstorms are in
    the forecast today in southern Georgia and into the Florida peninsula
    where a Slight Risk of severe weather is in place courtesy of the Storm
    Prediction Center. Moderate-to-heavy rainfall across portions of Florida,
    Georgia, and the eastern Carolinas is anticipated Monday afternoon and
    evening. Florida will remains the warm spot in the CONUS with highs above
    normal and generally in the 80s. A few daily record high temperatures may
    be challenged in localized areas of the Sunshine State this afternoon.

  14. NWS talking about pattern change and mild temps above freezing starting Sunday. This short winter is just about over!

  15. Ugh, sorry MV. It’s frustrating when the furnace goes out – especially since there are so few parts in a furnace. It is a pretty simple piece of machinery.

    Two new inches of snow this morning. The local met says 4-5” tonight for the Lansing area and upwards of 9” to the south and east.

    Stay warm and safe, mi amigos.

  17. Another winter weather advisory how could that be?? Doesn’t scare me away on off for weeks from this blog lol…I’m coming on here again to say let it snow let it snow can’t make this up!! Have a good Monday INDY ..

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