GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Plan for the lake-effect snow machine to keep chugging. While localized across West Michigan, additional snow accumulation and tricky travel conditions are expected Sunday in areas impacted by the heaviest lake-effect bands.
SUNDAY
Lake-effect snow will flare up by daybreak Sunday, driven by a favorable northwest wind direction and a subtle disturbance moving through the Great Lakes. Persistent snow bands are expected throughout the day, primarily impacting areas along a line from Grand Haven and Holland to Battle Creek, extending back to the lakeshore.
Included areas: southern Ottawa County, Allegan County, western Barry County, Van Buren County, Kalamazoo County, and western Calhoun County. These regions could see 2”+ of snow, with localized totals exceeding 4” in the heaviest bands.
Elsewhere, minor snow accumulations of 1” or less are likely due to the northwest wind direction.
SUNDAY NIGHT – MONDAY
Confidence is much lower in the orientation of lake-effect snow overnight Sunday into Monday, but there remains the potential for additional accumulation and resultant travel impacts. As of now, the greatest potential of additional lake-effect snow will be westward of US-131, primarily impacting lakeshore counties.
SNOW ACCUMULATION (THURSDAY NIGHT – SATURDAY)
The first round of lake-effect snow performed as expected, with highly variable totals across West Michigan. Some areas received over 8” between Thursday night and Saturday, while others saw only a couple of inches - a hallmark of true lake-effect snow.
In Grand Rapids, 9.2" of snow fell on Friday, breaking the daily record for November 29. The previous record, set in 1960, was 4.5". Snowfall for Grand Rapids is measured at Gerald R. Ford International Airport.
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