Heavy Lakeshore Snow for 2010!

Happy New Year everybody! As we welcome in 2010, an arctic blast of air will generate some heavy lake-effect snow. Lake Effect Snow Warnings are out for all of our Lakeshore counties through Saturday morning (including Cass), and Lake Effect Snow Advisories are out for Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties. So how much are we talking about? Take a look at the graphic below. Areas well east of 131 won't see anything but flakes or flurries the next few days. Areas along the lakeshore and south and west of Grand Rapids will see the highest amounts. Through Saturday, some locations in Van Buren and Berrien counties may see 12"-18" of snow, so travel to Chicago is not advised. The Grand Rapids metro area is only expecting to see about 1"-3". Drive safely and a pleasant New Year!