Issued by The National Weather Service
Grand Rapids, MI
3:39am EST, Mon Dec 28
... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
* SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 AM AND BECOME MOSTLY FREEZING RAIN BY NOON.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 10 AM MONDAY MORNING AND 5 AM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* STRONG EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
IMPACTS...
* SIGNIFICANT ICING ON TREES AND POWER LINES.
* STRONG WINDS AND ICING MAY LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.
* TRAVEL COULD BE DANGEROUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
* THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED... AS THE PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD IN DURING THE DAY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE YOU HAVE GAS FOR BACKUP GENERATORS AND DEICING MATERIAL FOR YOU SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAY.
