So here is a copy of a weather warning for Grand Rapids, MI
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Issued by The National Weather Service
Grand Rapids, MI
9:36 am EST, Fri., Dec. 5, 2008
... LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS
OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO BRING VERY COLD AIR FROM WISCONSIN ACROSS
THE WARM WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY. SNOWFALL REPORTS INDICATED 8 TO
10 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST KENT COUNTY...
EASTERN OTTAWA AND EASTERN ALLEGAN COUNTY SINCE 7 AM WEDNESDAY.
SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO MID AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES WILL
BE NEAR 1 INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE NEAR A QUARTER MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. WHILE THE SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ANOTHER 2 TO 4
INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO 8 TO 14
INCHES BY LATE AFTERNOON. FOR KENT COUNTY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE
MOSTLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 131.
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. COMMERCE COULD BE
SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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... AND THE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL HEAVY AT TIMES...
.LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AS COLD
AIR CONTINUES TO POUR ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. THE SNOW SHOWERS COULD BE
HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THIS AFTERNOON.
AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER ALBERTA EARLY THIS MORNING IS THEN EXPECTED TO
DIVE SOUTHEAST... AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN DURING THE
DAY ON SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A BURST OF SNOW TO THE AREA.
LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF A LINE ROUGHLY FROM HOLLAND TO BALDWIN WILL SEE
HIGHER AMOUNTS AS LAKE MICHIGAN WILL HELP TO BOOST SNOW TOTALS."
So with that being said, Aaron brought up some bad news and worse news. The bad news is the roads are terrible and the weather pretty much makes going anywhere and not risking our lives out of the question. The worse news is the dinner in the cafeteria looks horrible tonite and we don't have anything to eat in the apartment. After hearing this, I weighed the options. Eat horrible food, or risk our lives and go to Meijer. Guess which choice won. Yep! The second.
