
A Moderate Risk of severe thunderstorms (level 4 of 5) is in the outlook across portions of the Midwest today. Damaging winds, a few tornadoes and frequent lightning with heavy rainfall are in the forecast. Meanwhile, dangerous heat across the southern Plains into the Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and Northeast will expand into Friday. Risk for wildfires for the central Rockies and Sacramento Valley. Read More >
Grand Rapids, MI
Weather Forecast Office
Thursday Afternoon Update:
* Currently snowing in Lansing; some roads slippery.
* Snow and strong winds continue through the evening especially in the Thumb region.
* Snow was hit or miss this morning. Barry County (Hastings and surrounding areas) was hit with 3 to 4 inches of wet snow in 4 hours, which brought power outages to almost half the county. Lightning and thunder was also heard during the heavy snow. Air temperatures were just a few degrees too warm in most other locations.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Grand Rapids, MI
4899 Tim Dougherty Drive SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-4034
616-949-0643
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