HOLLAND, Mich. (February 26, 2014) – The lakeshore remains under a Winter Storm Warning as gusty winds blew into West Michigan late Wednesday evening causing whiteout conditions along the U.S. 31 corridor.
Most of West Michigan is under a Winter Weather Advisory until Thursday afternoon. Here are the details of the Winter Storm Warning for the lakeshore…
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 900 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. IMPACTS... * VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW COVERED TO ICY ROADWAYS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 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.