High Impact Winter Storm to Hit Tuesday
*High impact Winter Storm to hit the state Tuesday and continue through at least Wednesday a.m. Heaviest snow should be south of M-20 towards Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Kalamazoo and Detroit but Northern Michigan has a chance to see several inches with the E.U.P. lesser amounts. Travel conditions will be most hazardous in southern 1/3 of L.P. This storm will create travel issues, as well, at airports across the state.
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High pressure will keep us quiet today with partly sunny skies and seasonable temperatures. More cloudiness will be in western Lower Michigan. Highs will be in the lower to middle 20′s north and middle to upper 20′s south. Winds will be N/NE 5-10mph.
The clouds will thicken up tonight with some light snow moving in late (around daybreak) mostly southwest of M-115 from Frankfort to Mt. Pleasant/Clare. The first to see the snow will be, of course, Oceana, Mason and Newaygo Counties then spread NE. Lows will be in the upper single digits to lower teens north and teens north of M-55 and upper teens to around 20 south of M-55. Winds will become NE 6-13mph.
The storm will track south of the state Tuesday-Wednesday a.m. From Tuesday a.m.-Wednesday p.m., the heaviest snow, again, will be in the southern 1/3 of the state where 8″-12″+ is expected to fall. 4″-8″+ could fall in the northern 2/3 of the L.P. (most of the viewing area) with a bit less in the E.U.P. If this storm, however, trends farther north, obviously we will have to adjust the heavier snow amounts north as well. Highs on Tuesday will be in the 20′s. Winds will be NE 12-20mph and gusty especially Tuesday afternoon and evening then more northerly Tuesday night. The U.P. will see the snow increase Tuesday evening/night into Wednesday a.m.
We will see system snow Wednesday a.m. with lake effect taking over in the afternoon and evening. Additional accumulations are expected especially in the snowbelts. Highs will be in the lower to middle 20′s wiht brisk North winds.
Few snow showers are possible for Thursday and Friday.
Keep it tuned right here for the latest updates!
-Meteorologist Jim Lehocky
