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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1253 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

MIZ039-040-045-046-041900-
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OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...
MOUNT PLEASANT
1253 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OCCURRED

 * THE SNOW WAS DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY

IMPACTS...

 * SLICK ROADS OCCURRED

 * THERE WAS A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE FOR MANY LOCATIONS 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR 
   MORE INFORMATION. 

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MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-057-064-065-071>073-050200-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0600Z/
MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-BARRY-
VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT...
MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...
SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK
1253 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS BY EVENING

 * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL 
   ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH THE EVENING 

 * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND CREATE SOME BLOWING AND
   DRIFTING SNOW.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW COVERED AS SNOW SHOWERS 
   CONTINUE AND TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS THROUGH THE 
   DAY. 

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN FALLING SNOW AND 
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS 
   TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT 
   SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. 

 * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT 
   WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. 

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