Michigan legislative action thread
Posted on 01/31/2015 7:17:48 PM PST by madison10
The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a winter storm warning that includes Monroe County for the time frame of 1 a.m. Sunday Feb. 1 to 7 a.m. Monday Feb. 2. RELATED: Pre-Groundhog Day snowstorm to sweep from Chicago to NYC The forecast is for "moderate to occasionally heavy snow," beginning late tonight and persisting through sunrise Monday. Accumulations of more than 8 inches of snow are likely "with the potential of up to 12 inches near the Ohio border," the warning that was issued at 4 p.m. today said. There also is the likelihood of blowing and drifting snow, wind chills falling to about 10 below zero by sunrise Monday. "Dangerous conditions for travel and outdoor activity," is included in the alert.
Watching on the weather map...it’s growing. Shoot, we aren’t going to be snowed in just Sunday and Monday. We’ll be fortunate to get out by Tuesday afternoon.
This is NOT a New York weatherman generated panic storm.
We were supposed to get a dose of snow but it looks as if it will all move past us (in central Missouri) way to the north. The only bad weather this winter was in November...
What I’m getting for Jackson county.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6:00AM EST MONDAY, FEBRUARY 02
Issue Time: 9:38PM EST, Saturday Jan 31, 2015
Valid Until: 5:45AM EST, Sunday Feb 1, 2015
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WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY
Urgent - Winter Weather Message
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
938 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2015
Allegan-Barry-Eaton-Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
Including The Cities Of... Holland... Hastings... Charlotte...
Lansing... South Haven... Kalamazoo... Battle Creek... Jackson
938 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2015
... Winter Storm Warning Remains In Effect Until 6 AM EST Monday...
Hazardous Weather...
* Snow Will Develop Around Midnight And Become Moderate To Heavy
Sunday.
* Total Snowfall Of 8 To 12 Inches Expected By Monday Morning.
Highest Amounts Will Occur From South Haven To Jackson Where
A Foot Or More Of Snow Is Possible.
* Northeast Winds Will Increase Tonight Creating Blowing And
Drifting Conditions.
Impacts...
* Very Hazardous Travel With Snow Covered Roads
* Event Delays And Closures
* Blowing And Drifting Snow May Reduce Visibilities To A Few
Car Lengths At Times... Resulting In Some Accidents And
Slideoffs
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.
Looks like it’s adding more power to itself. LOL Like in some movie I cannot remember.
Cold is coming down from the north tomorrow.
This storm can’t be too fierce, the weather service has dubbed it “Linus.”
Hey-—Queens, NY got 10-12” of snow. That was actually the bottom of the predicted snowfall, so it wasn’t totally inaccurate. I have not used my car since right before the storm, because parking spaces are either full of someone’s car or a pile of snow. And now, we are expecting 4-8” more Sunday night through Monday! And, an appetizer of sleet and freezing rain to have to walk through first Monday morning. Wonderful commuting weather. Not.
Still haven’t had much winter here in Denver. But it was 75 last week!
Everyone, stay safe.
I’m in western PA. Getting a little of that storm. Looks like it will hit those closest to Lake Erie the hardest. I’m further south, so less snow, but there is the possibility of freezing rain.
Thank God I’m retired. Don’t have to go anywhere Monday.
Lots of moisture being pumped into it from the gulf.
All in all, this winter's been a horrible pain and it's not done with us by a long shot.
“This storm is HUGE.”
Hughe and series? Oh the Hughe Manatee!
Any stuned beebers in regards to all of this global warming?
That looks like a winter wonderland!
This satellite photo from Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 shows ice starting to form on Saginaw Bay. This is the earliest ice on some of the Great Lakes in at least 40 years.
Right on the line for this...
We’ll either get 4-8 inches, or an inch of ice on Sunday. Already got a covering of light snow.
Yippee...
* Moderate to occasionally heavy snow beginning late Saturday night and persisting through early Monday morning.Impacts
* Accumulation of 6 inches or greater during late Sunday afternoon and evening and total accumulation of 8 inches or greater mainly south of M-59.
* Localized blowing and drifting snow Sunday afternoon and Sunday night.
* Wind chill falling to about 10 below zero and possibly 20 below zero by sunrise Monday.
* Snow covered roads and reduced visibility resulting in hazardous conditions for travel and outdoor activity.Precautionary/preparedness actions
* A winter storm warning means significant amounts of snow is expected or occurring. This will make travel very hazardous.
* Prepare plan and stay informed. Visit http://GO.USA.GOV/RR8
* Snow accumulations 8 to 12 inches. The higher accumulations are expected to be across Northern Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
* Snow beginning snow will develop early Sunday morning.
* Period of most intense snow the heaviest snow will fall late Sunday afternoon through 4 AM Monday.
* Snow ending Monday morning.
* Winds the strongest winds will be in the North with Northeast winds increasing to 15 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 35 MPH late Sunday night into Monday morning. This will contribute to blowing and drifting of snow.
* impacts hazardous travel conditions are expected due to heavy snow accumulations and reduced visibilities.
The 5 foot snowblower mounted on the front of my tractor says he ain’t skerd!
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