GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — School closings are likely for some districts along the lakeshore as heavy lake-effect snow develops overnight.
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren counties from late Sunday night through late Monday. Within this area, some communities could see very heavy snowfall.
Lake-effect bands are expected to intensify late this evening, continuing overnight. Parts of south-central Ottawa and north-central Allegan counties could be hit by heavy snow for the first part of the night, before snow migrates closer to the lakeshore toward daybreak. Heavy snow is expected close to the lakeshore through the day Monday, especially south of Holland.
As is usually the case with lake-effect, snow totals will vary greatly from one town to the next. The communities that end up under the heaviest snow may well see totals exceed a foot. This is most likely south of Holland and west of US-131. Grand Rapids is unlikely to see much, if any accumulating snow from this event.