/O.CON.KGRR.LE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081121T1800Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 447 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...
A NARROW BAND OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXTENDING FROM SAUGATUCK TO PAW PAW AT 430 PM IS EXPECTED TO BECOME ORIENTED FARTHER WEST LATER THIS EVENING. THIS BAND HAS BEEN PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF GREATER THAN ONE INCH PER HOUR... WITH A TOTAL OF 5 INCHES REPORTED SO FAR AT SAUGATUCK AS OF 430 PM.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS MAIN SNOW BAND WILL MOVE OFFSHORE OF SAUGATUCK AND SOUTH HAVEN FOR A TIME TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING BACK ON SHORE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY 1 PM FRIDAY WILL BE 7 TO 11 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HOLLAND TO PAW PAW. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER FARTHER EAST.
THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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