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Event Details
| Event | Blizzard |
| State | MICHIGAN |
| County/Area | VAN BUREN |
| WFO | GRR |
| Begin Date | 02/02/2007 19:00:00 EST-5 |
| End Date | 02/04/2007 07:00:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | The combination of lake effect snow and snow already on the ground in combination with very strong winds resulted in blizzard conditions across western lower Michigan on February 3rd. The maximum snowfall total for a twelve hour period was eight inches and the maximum snowfall for a 24 hour period was 12 inches. The highest snowfall total for the entire event was 17 inches in Grandville.|The Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids reported visibility at or under a quarter of a mile from 930 a.m. through 8 p.m. on Saturday February 3rd and numerous other observation sites across far western lower Michigan also reported blizzard conditions. The majority of locations within two counties of the Lake Michigan shoreline reported sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph during the late morning and afternoon hours of the third. |The blizzard conditions resulted in numerous road closures, power outages and numerous car accidents. |
| Event Narrative | Up to twenty inches of snow fell along with sustained winds of 20 to 30 m.p.h. with gusts as high as 40 m.p.h. which resulted in visibility at or below a quarter of a mile during the late morning and afternoon hours of the third. |
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 | |||||||
| OTTAWA (ZONE) | OTTAWA (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MASON (ZONE) | MASON (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MONTCALM (ZONE) | MONTCALM (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAKE (ZONE) | LAKE (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KALAMAZOO (ZONE) | KALAMAZOO (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KENT (ZONE) | KENT (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NEWAYGO (ZONE) | NEWAYGO (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BARRY (ZONE) | BARRY (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EATON (ZONE) | EATON (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| IONIA (ZONE) | IONIA (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CALHOUN (ZONE) | CALHOUN (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| VAN BUREN (ZONE) | VAN BUREN (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ALLEGAN (ZONE) | ALLEGAN (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MUSKEGON (ZONE) | MUSKEGON (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OCEANA (ZONE) | OCEANA (ZONE) | MI | 02/02/2007 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
