289  
WWUS43 KGRR 190819  
WSWGRR  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
319 AM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
MIZ038-044-057-065-072-191630-  
/O.EXB.KGRR.WW.Y.0004.250119T2100Z-250122T0000Z/  
LAKE-NEWAYGO-KENT-BARRY-KALAMAZOO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BALDWIN, FREMONT, KALAMAZOO, HASTINGS,  
AND GRAND RAPIDS  
319 AM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7  
PM EST TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW  
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...BARRY, KALAMAZOO, KENT, LAKE, AND NEWAYGO COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE RAPIDLY OVER  
SHORT DISTANCES IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY  
DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY  
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND CHILLS IN THE -15F TO -25F RANGE ARE  
LIKELY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY  
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN  
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,  
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-191630-  
/O.EXT.KGRR.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250122T0600Z/  
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HART, JENISON, LUDINGTON, HOLLAND, SOUTH  
HAVEN, MUSKEGON, AND GRAND HAVEN  
319 AM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY  
 
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW  
EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES  
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE RAPIDLY OVER  
SHORT DISTANCES IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY  
DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE  
MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND CHILLS IN THE -10F TO -20F RANGE ARE  
LIKELY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY  
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN  
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,  
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
THOMAS  
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