The great flood of 1996. I remember this like it was yesterday

Officially yesterday Grand Rapids only reported a trace of snowfall. Here in my yard I did not see that happen but I really can not rule it out. The overnight low here in my yard was 15 but it now is up to 22 with mostly cloudy skies but I can see the moon thought the clouds. After some light snow and a chance of freezing drizzle it looks to turn cold over the weekend before a warm up next week. KEY MESSAGES PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH FRI, WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE LIKELY TONIGHT MUCH COLDER THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME LAKE EFFECT ALONG THE LAKESHORE QUIET EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH MODERATING TEMPERATURES Detailed Forecast Today Snow likely before 4pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Patchy fog between 1pm and 3pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 28. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight Snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Friday Snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 7am, then snow. Patchy fog before 11am. Temperature rising to near 35 by noon, then falling to around 26 during the remainder of the day. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Friday Night A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -6. North northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. North wind around 6 mph. Saturday Night A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Sunday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Monday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Tuesday Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Tuesday Night A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wednesday A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 23/16 there was a trace of snowfall and there was 10” of snow on the ground. For today the average H/L is 31/18 the record high of 52 was in 1991 the coldest high of 3 was in 1936 the record low of -16 was in 1895 the warmest low of 36 was in 1938. The most snowfall of 7.9” was in 2021 the most snow on the ground was 21” in 2014. Some weather history for February 5th 1988 Cold and snow invaded the southern U.S. Roswell NM was buried under 16.5 inches of snow in 24 hours, an all-time record for that location. Parts of the Central Gulf Coast Region reported their first significant snow in fifteen years. Strong winds in Minnesota and the Dakotas produced wind chill readings as cold as 75 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) and in 2010 A mega-snowstorm, which President Obama dubbed Snowmageddon, buried the Washington D.C. area with more than 30 inches of snow in some areas. At American University in Washington the official snowfall was 27.5 inches. Snowfall totals in the Washington DC area range from a low of 17.9 inches at Ronald Reagan National Airport to 40 inches in the northern suburb of Colesville, MD. Dulles Airport reported 32.4 inches, which established a new two-day snowfall record. The Baltimore-Washington International Airport, MD, measured 24.8 inches from the storm breaking the record for the largest two day snowfall there. It is one of the worst blizzards in the city's history.

Big warm up gets going today with my high temperature expected to be in the low 50s pushing into the mid 60s by Monday. Both the GFS and Euro have a storm in my area late next week with rain and/or snow possible as a bit of a battle zone sets up near mby. The moisture in whichever form will be welcome although it's February so I'm strongly rooting for snow.

This should be well received. He does kind of make a point. Temps in the teens are looking unlikely this winter a lot of places, especially considering there is no sign of arctic air through mid month at least. Doesn’t mean it can’t snow though.

Cliff says its over for real now.