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Event Details
| Event | Winter Storm |
| State | MICHIGAN |
| County/Area | Van Buren |
| WFO | GRR |
| Begin Date | 12/19/2008 03:00:00 EST-5 |
| End Date | 12/19/2008 13:30:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | An area of low pressure moved from Kansas City, Missouri to north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Snow spread into southwest lower Michigan out ahead of the low, starting in South Haven at around 2:00 a.m. on the nineteenth. The snow quickly spread north and began in Mount Pleasant at around 4:30 a.m. Heavy Snow occurred across most of the area between 5:00 a.m. and 1:00 pm, with snowfall rates reaching 1 to 2 inches per hour at times. Thundersnow was even reported at locations across southern lower Michigan, evidence to the instability in place with this system. Some sleet and freezing rain mixed in along the Interstate 94 corridor. The heaviest snow occurred in a swath from Pentwater south to Holland, east through Newaygo, Grand Rapids, Alma and St. John's. Another maximum of snow was found across south central lower Michigan from Bellevue in Eaton county southeast to Vandercook Lake in Jackson county. |
| Event Narrative | Four to eight inches of snow and ice pellets were reported. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| VAN BUREN (ZONE) | VAN BUREN (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 03:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KALAMAZOO (ZONE) | KALAMAZOO (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 03:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CALHOUN (ZONE) | CALHOUN (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 03:30 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ALLEGAN (ZONE) | ALLEGAN (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 03:30 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JACKSON (ZONE) | JACKSON (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EATON (ZONE) | EATON (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| IONIA (ZONE) | IONIA (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BARRY (ZONE) | BARRY (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OTTAWA (ZONE) | OTTAWA (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MUSKEGON (ZONE) | MUSKEGON (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KENT (ZONE) | KENT (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 04:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MONTCALM (ZONE) | MONTCALM (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 04:30 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| INGHAM (ZONE) | INGHAM (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 04:30 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CLINTON (ZONE) | CLINTON (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 04:30 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRATIOT (ZONE) | GRATIOT (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 04:30 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OSCEOLA (ZONE) | OSCEOLA (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 05:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CLARE (ZONE) | CLARE (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 05:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ISABELLA (ZONE) | ISABELLA (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 05:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NEWAYGO (ZONE) | NEWAYGO (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 05:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MECOSTA (ZONE) | MECOSTA (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 05:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OCEANA (ZONE) | OCEANA (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 05:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAKE (ZONE) | LAKE (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 05:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MASON (ZONE) | MASON (ZONE) | MI | 12/19/2008 | 05:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
