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GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — A glaze of ice followed by light snow slickened travel Friday morning along Interstate 96 from Muskegon through Grand Rapids toward Portland, where freezing drizzle transitioned to snow before sunrise, creating hazardous conditions through 1 p.m. Friday across west and central Michigan.
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids kept a Winter Weather Advisory in effect through early afternoon for Mason, Lake, Osceola, Oceana, Newaygo, Mecosta, Muskegon, Montcalm, Ottawa, Kent, and Allegan counties. Forecasters said ice accumulations around a light glaze, combined with up to one inch of snow and wind gusts near 35 miles per hour, would make untreated roads slick, especially during the morning commute…