GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. —
TIMELINE
Snow began across West Michigan early Friday morning, starting at 3:44 am at the Muskegon County Airport, reaching the G.R. Ford Airport by 4:05 am. Visibilities dropped to as low as 1/8th mile in Muskegon and to 1/4 mile in Grand Rapids.
Snow accumulated quickly as the ground temperature was around 33° at 7 am. Air temperatures remained below freezing inland all day allowing the snow to pile up.
Travel was impacted throughout the day with road conditions varying from snow-covered and slippery to wet. Some schools closed for the day.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
As of 9:00 pm Friday here are the reported snowfall totals:
- East GR - 8.3”
- Cascade - 7.0”
- GR Ford Arpt - 6.5"
- Hudsonville - 6.0”
- Grandville - 6.0”
- Lowell - 6.0”
- Cannonsburg - 5.5”
- WZZM 13 - 5.5”
- Rockford - 5.5”
- Castle Park - 5.3”
- Grand Ledge - 5.0”
- Hudsonville - 4.0”
- Caledonia - 4.0”
- Sand Lake - 4.0”
- Holt - 4.0”
- Hastings - 4.0”
- Saint Johns - 3.5”
- Belmont - 3.3”
- Paris - 3.0”
- Webberville - 3.0”
- Waverly - 3.0”
- East Lansing - 2.7”
- Harrison - 2.7”
- Roosevelt Park - 2.5”
- Alto - 2.2”
- Spring Lake - 2.0”
- Reed City - 2.0”
- White Cloud - 2.0”
- Haslett - 1.9”
- Mason - 1.7”
- Eaton Rapids - 1.5”
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RECORD SNOWFALL for MARCH 22
The 6.5" of snow at the GR Ford Airport set a daily record for March 22. The previous record was 6.3" in 1965.
SEASON SNOWFALL
So far this season Grand Rapids has received 46.5", 27.9'' below average. This compares to 109.2'' at this time last year.
Around the region and across the state of Michigan, all locations are well below the seasonal averages.
Enjoy your weekend!
Chief Meteorologist George Lessens
George is a graduate of Penn State University working for 13 On Your Side for over 43 years. He is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM), a thirteen-time MAB® Weathercast Award Winner, two-time EMMY® Award Winner, NATAS® Silver Circle Award Winner, Weather-Ready Nation® Ambassador, and the AMS Charles Mitchell Award for lifetime service.
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