An active frontal boundary will set up across Michigan over the weekend, bringing rounds of showers and possible thunderstorms. Some of the storms on Sunday afternoon and evening could be severe. A sharp temperature contrast will exist across the front, with temperatures ranging from the 30 and 40s in northern Michigan to near 70 south. Read More >
Grand Rapids, MI
Weather Forecast Office
Overview
A winter storm brought heavy, wet snow to southern Lower Michigan from the afternoon of March 3 into early March 4, 2023. This storm produced a swath of 6"-10" from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek east toward Lansing and Jackson, then extending into the Thumb Region. The weight of the snow on trees and power lines led to around 350,000 power outages across southeast sections of the state.Snow/Ice
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Snowfall and Power Outages
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Consumers Energy Outages, March 4 |
DTE Outage Map, March 4 |
Radar
A rain/snow mix moved in from northern Indiana early in the afternoon on March 3 before turning over to all snow across southern Lower Michigan.
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Grand Rapids, MI
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Grand Rapids, MI 49512-4034
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