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Big Storm Is Over Here, But When It Hits The East Coast…

Craig Russell — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:42:23 +0000

Watch out! It's always the way it is. In the national media (Networks, The Weather Channel) when WE get a foot of snow, it's a "little storm over the Great Lakes". But when that storm hits the East Coast...STOP! The entire world has to hear EVERY little detail like the planet is close to blowing up. No, no media bias here!

How The Ice Stays Frozen At Rosa Parks Circle

Craig Russell — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:32:35 +0000

Look outside. The weather is frightful today. It’s only going to get worse tomorrow. Almost 60 and thunderstorms. Makes you wonder about things like “How does the ice at Rosa Parks Circle stay frozen?” Well, say no more, I have the answer for you. Actually I didn’t do all the heavy lifting, the lovely and [...]

Hundreds Across West Michigan Celebrated Warm Saturday With Golf [Video]

Matt Milhouse — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:07:04 +0000

The sun came out as temperatures reached the upper 50s across West Michigan on Saturday. The good weather had everyone enjoying the outdoors…including hundreds of golfers across West Michigan. The Mines and The Highlands were just a couple of the golf courses open for business on Saturday. WZZM has more: Workers at The Highlands Golf Course say [...]

Keep Up To Date With Hurricane Sandy

Craig Russell — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:04:30 +0000

Google is a pretty amazing website. Not only can you find stuff out, translate anything into, say German, or shop for a new driver at 4am, but now you can track the Hurricane of the Century (Heard that on Fox News…surprised?) This is the Google Hurricane Tracker. It tells you where alerts are, or where [...]

One Of West Michigan's Hottest Summers On Record Is Over… Sort Of

Craig Russell — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:08:01 +0000

I’m here to tell you, this was one of the hottest summers I can ever remember. Sure we complain about the Michigan weather often, since it’s SO lovely and average. (Please note the dripping sarcasm) But really, like for real, this has been one of the hottest summers ever in West Michigan. And when I [...]

West Michigan Heat–"It's Hot Out!"

Craig Russell — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:55:11 +0000

The next person who asks me "Hot enough for ya?" is getting punched. It has been a hot summer already--remember the upper 80's we had in March--and it's just getting hotter. This year, the heat hasn't bothered me as much. I don't know why either. Usually I don't like the extreme heat or cold. Until today, the heat hasn't been so bad. Today, however, it's freakin' HOT!

West Michigan Weather – I Remember the Worst Weather Event In West Michigan History

Craig Russell — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:33:08 +0000

With Michigan Severe Weather Awareness Week come and gone (It was in April, when we were back to reality after the warm March) The date of May 13, 1980 will always stick with me. It's one of the worst weather days in West Michigan History. The "Kalamazoo Tornado" hit 32 years ago this weekend. I was in elementary school and my class was a roller skating rink in Portage.

Grand Rapids April Weather Review-Wacky!

Craig Russell — Tue, 01 May 2012 22:23:26 +0000

Our broadcast partner WZZM TV 13 celebrates 50 years of news and information this month. One of the nice things about having a local weather staff that has been in the area so long is they have the resources and time to recap our ever changing West Michigan Weather. Chief Meteorologist George Lessens has a wind up to April.

Warmest March On Record In Grand Rapids!

Craig Russell — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:51:53 +0000

I probably am not shocking you with this news–March 2012 was the warmest March on record since the National Weather Service started keeping track of this kind of thing since 1870. So the warmest March in 142 years. That’s pretty impressive! Not only was March 2012 the warmest, it shattered the previous record by 5 [...]

Winter Storm Warning For WFGRLand!

Craig Russell — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:12:17 +0000

The weather gods are playing another cruel joke on us. First the 8 inches of snow we have had all winter long, and now that it's almost Spring, why not a Winter Storm Warning! According to WZZM TV 13 we could get upwards of 6-8 inches in the Grand Rapids area between tonight and tomorrow morning.

Here We Go! Blizzard 2012….

Craig Russell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:21:18 +0000

OK maybe not as bad as last year’s storm (although tell that to the people in Traverse City and along US 31, as they are supposed to get 24 inches between now and Tuesday) but we ARE supposed to get the first real snow of the winter from this system! Keep up to date here [...]