Photo of sundogs/tangential arc over the weekend in Oceana County near Mears by Louise Olsen.
After a long snow drought... a winter storm system will finally impact central and southern Lower Michigan. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the entire FOX 17 viewing area from 7 AM Tuesday through 1 PM Wednesday. Light snow will develop from southwest to northeast on Tuesday morning and become heavy at times from late Tuesday afternoon through daybreak Wednesday. Snow will diminish to lighter snow showers or flurries Wednesday morning into early Wednesday afternoon. Current computer models continue to show that storm total accumulations of 5 to 10 inches are possible with the highest amounts of locally up to a foot will occur in the counties south and east of Grand Rapids... particularly in the vicinity of Hastings... Lansing... Battle Creek... Charlotte Marshall and Jackson. Less snow will fall farther north and west of a line from Whitehall to Mount Pleasant. A northeast wind will gust at times up to 30 mph and cause some blowing and drifting of snow... especially in open... rural areas. Road and air travel conditions will become hazardous Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday morning. School and events cancellations are likely Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. Stay tuned to FOX 17 on-air and on-line for further updates.
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