Snow showers will continue through the morning hours, before mixing with, or even changing to rain this afternoon. Additional accumulations will be an inch or less, with the most away from Lake Michigan and west of US-131. Read More >
A significant winter storm moved into Lower Michigan on February 24 producing heavy wet snow. This snow continued into the morning hours on February 25 before ending. Total accumulations for many locations ranged from 6" to 14". This caused some strain on trees with the wet nature of the snow weighing down on branches, causing some scattered power outages across the region. See the tab above for a snapshot of the power outages on February 25. Also, many schools and even state government offices were closed during this storm. Interstates were in better shape compared to some state highways and other secondary roads, which in many cases were snow packed and treacherous.
Below is a graphic of observed snowfall totals. Note: The graphic uses actual reports but does smooth out the accumulations, so it may not exactly match up with what fell. Some areas in the orange shading received over one foot of snow.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1143 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS PAST 24 HOURS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...ALLEGAN COUNTY... DORR 0.4 E 9.8 IN 0700 AM 02/25 42.72N/85.71W HOPKINS 1 N 9.6 IN 0700 AM 02/25 42.64N/85.76W HOPKINS 2.0 N 9.1 IN 0800 AM 02/25 42.65N/85.76W CASTLE PARK 7.7 IN 1020 AM 02/25 42.75N/86.21W 4 SE GLENN 7.0 IN 0900 AM 02/25 42.48N/86.17W ...BARRY COUNTY... HASTINGS 4.3 SSW 12.2 IN 0700 AM 02/25 42.59N/85.32W BELLEVUE 3.9 W 9.2 IN 0700 AM 02/25 42.45N/85.10W HASTINGS 9.0 IN 0700 AM 02/25 42.65N/85.30W PLAINWELL 5.4 E 6.9 IN 0800 AM 02/25 42.45N/85.54W ...CALHOUN COUNTY... ALBION 11.0 IN 0918 AM 02/25 42.25N/84.76W ...CLARE COUNTY... HARRISON 5.2 ESE 6.2 IN 0800 AM 02/25 43.99N/84.70W ...CLINTON COUNTY... OVID 13.0 IN 0708 AM 02/25 43.00N/84.37W 2 NE BATH 12.3 IN 0730 AM 02/25 42.84N/84.42W LAINGSBURG 5.0 SW 12.3 IN 0730 AM 02/25 42.84N/84.42W CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT 9.6 IN 0653 AM 02/25 42.78N/84.59W ...EATON COUNTY... GRAND LEDGE 0.3 NNE 12.0 IN 0800 AM 02/25 42.76N/84.75W 1 W WAVERLY 11.0 IN 1100 AM 02/25 42.74N/84.65W GRAND LEDGE 11.0 IN 0700 AM 02/25 42.77N/84.77W BELLEVUE 10.3 IN 0930 AM 02/25 42.44N/85.02W EATON RAPIDS 10.0 IN 0900 AM 02/25 42.51N/84.65W CHARLOTTE 10.0 IN 0700 AM 02/25 42.55N/84.83W LANSING 3.9 WNW 9.6 IN 0658 AM 02/25 42.72N/84.63W LANSING 3.8 WNW 9.5 IN 0700 AM 02/25 42.72N/84.63W ...GRATIOT COUNTY... RIVERDALE 14.0 IN 0923 AM 02/25 43.39N/84.84W ALMA 10.0 IN 0700 AM 02/25 43.38N/84.67W BRECKENRIDGE 9.8 IN 0653 AM 02/25 43.41N/84.48W 3 NNE SAINT LOUIS 9.0 IN 1045 AM 02/25 43.45N/84.59W ...INGHAM COUNTY... 4 NNW DANSVILLE 12.8 IN 0700 AM 02/25 42.61N/84.34W OKEMOS 10.0 IN 0815 AM 02/25 42.71N/84.41W LANSING 1.9 WSW 9.5 IN 0700 AM 02/25 42.70N/84.59W WILLIAMSTON 4.0 ESE 9.0 IN 0800 AM 02/25 42.66N/84.22W ...IONIA COUNTY... SARANAC 2.6 NE 10.9 IN 0630 AM 02/25 42.96N/85.17W ...ISABELLA COUNTY... 2 NNE FOREST HILL 9.3 IN 0600 AM 02/25 43.47N/84.67W ...JACKSON COUNTY... 4 S RIVES JUNCTION 12.0 IN 0645 AM 02/25 42.32N/84.45W SPRINGPORT 11.0 IN 0735 AM 02/25 42.38N/84.70W JACKSON 3.2 W 11.0 IN 1000 AM 02/25 42.24N/84.47W HANOVER 3.8 W 9.5 IN 0848 AM 02/25 42.11N/84.63W RIVES JUNCTION 4.0 NW 8.8 IN 0830 AM 02/25 42.41N/84.53W 3 SW JACKSON 8.0 IN 0759 AM 02/25 42.21N/84.45W 3 NW HANOVER 8.0 IN 0645 AM 02/25 42.13N/84.59W ...KALAMAZOO COUNTY... 2 S ALAMO 9.3 IN 0755 AM 02/25 42.35N/85.71W 2 NE GALESBURG 8.0 IN 1030 AM 02/25 42.31N/85.39W ...KENT COUNTY... COMSTOCK PARK 12.0 IN 0850 AM 02/25 43.05N/85.67W GRANDVILLE 11.2 IN 0851 AM 02/25 42.90N/85.76W 2 SW WYOMING 11.0 IN 1100 AM 02/25 42.87N/85.73W 2 S ROCKFORD 11.0 IN 0700 AM 02/25 43.10N/85.56W EAST GRAND RAPIDS 11.0 IN 0806 AM 02/25 42.95N/85.61W 1 N DUTTON 11.0 IN 0635 AM 02/25 42.85N/85.58W 3 WSW CANNONSBURG 11.0 IN 0900 AM 02/25 43.04N/85.52W 2 ENE CASCADE 11.0 IN 0945 AM 02/25 42.93N/85.46W DUTTON 11.0 IN 0630 AM 02/25 42.84N/85.58W 1 S LOWELL 10.8 IN 1016 AM 02/25 42.91N/85.34W CALEDONIA 4.4 WNW 10.7 IN 0630 AM 02/25 42.83N/85.59W GRANDVILLE 10.3 IN 0700 AM 02/25 42.90N/85.77W 1 WSW GRATTAN 10.0 IN 0730 AM 02/25 43.08N/85.40W LOWELL WWTP 8.8 IN 0800 AM 02/25 42.93N/85.33W ROCKFORD 8.5 IN 0900 AM 02/25 43.14N/85.55W GRAND RAPIDS 2.9 NW 6.0 IN 0900 AM 02/25 42.99N/85.69W COMSTOCK PARK 3.7 NNE 5.5 IN 0700 AM 02/25 43.09N/85.64W ...MECOSTA COUNTY... BARRYTON 8.0 IN 0632 AM 02/25 43.75N/85.14W 2 N SYLVESTER 7.3 IN 0815 AM 02/25 43.57N/85.26W BIG RAPIDS 3.0 IN 0932 AM 02/25 43.70N/85.49W ...MONTCALM COUNTY... 1 NNW GREENVILLE 11.0 IN 0700 AM 02/25 43.19N/85.26W 2 NNW LANGSTON 11.0 IN 0708 AM 02/25 43.34N/85.25W STANTON 5.0 ENE 9.0 IN 0700 AM 02/25 43.31N/84.99W ...MUSKEGON COUNTY... MUSKEGON 1.7 IN 0907 AM 02/25 43.23N/86.26W ...NEWAYGO COUNTY... 4 WSW FREMONT 2.0 IN 0700 AM 02/25 43.45N/86.03W ...OTTAWA COUNTY... HUDSONVILLE 10.0 IN 0900 AM 02/25 42.87N/85.86W 2 SW GRANDVILLE 9.5 IN 0925 AM 02/25 42.88N/85.79W JAMESTOWN 8.0 IN 1008 AM 02/25 42.83N/85.84W 1 NW HUDSONVILLE 7.8 IN 0850 AM 02/25 42.88N/85.88W ALLENDALE 1.3 SSW 7.5 IN 0800 AM 02/25 42.97N/85.96W 2 SSW BAUER 7.5 IN 0844 AM 02/25 42.90N/85.91W 1 S ALLENDALE 7.5 IN 0645 AM 02/25 42.97N/85.95W HUDSONVILLE 7.0 IN 1002 AM 02/25 42.87N/85.86W HOLLAND 6.0 IN 0700 AM 02/25 42.80N/86.12W PORT SHELDON 6.0 IN 0900 AM 02/25 42.90N/86.20W 3 WSW ZEELAND 5.5 IN 0900 AM 02/25 42.80N/86.06W HOLLAND 3.9 NNE 5.5 IN 0600 AM 02/25 42.82N/86.07W HOLLAND 4.3 NNW 3.5 IN 0730 AM 02/25 42.82N/86.15W GRAND HAVEN WWTP 1.4 IN 0700 AM 02/25 43.07N/86.20W ...VAN BUREN COUNTY... MATTAWAN 9.8 IN 0859 AM 02/25 42.21N/85.79W PAW PAW 3.6 NNE 7.0 IN 0715 AM 02/25 42.27N/85.86W OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
The combination of heavy, wet snow and gusty winds created stress on some trees leading to sagging branches that broke off. This caused some scattered power outages across the region, as seen below. This snapshot was taken the morning of February 25.
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