Snow is like a trophy wife. It may be nice to look at, but it's a tremendous pain in the ***.

 

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
328 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

MIZ050-056-057-064-065-071-072-110430-
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MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-BARRY-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...
HOLLAND...HASTINGS...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO
328 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

* BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WEAKEN DURING
THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. HOWEVER...THEY WILL INTENSIFYING AGAIN
AFTER 700 PM. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING IN THE STRONGER BANDS. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

* WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH. THESE
WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.

* SUB ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

IMPACTS...

* TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED WITH SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...
AND COLD WIND CHILLS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES INTO
TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 131.

* NORTH SOUTH ROADS IN RURAL AREAS WILL SEE THE LOWEST
VISIBILITIES AND GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* IT WOULD BE BEST NOT TO TRAVEL THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.