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According to WZZM, we're in for a big winter blast tonight into Saturday (which has already begun).

An Alberta Clipper system will slide into the Great Lakes region on Saturday bringing heavier lake-effect snow showers to the region. Southwest-south winds at 8-16 mph will cause a near repeat of Thursday's snowfall, some areas likely getting nearly a foot of snow by Sunday morning. Temperatures will struggle into the low teens with below-zero wind chills.

On Saturday afternoon and evening the system passes through and winds will turn to the west-northwest and gust to nearly 30 mph, bringing near-blizzard-like conditions to the area. Heavy lake-effect snow will continue to fall reducing visibilities to near zero at times. In addition, temperatures will fall to near zero while wind chills readings approach -20

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Perhaps it didn't reach down here, but there was a huge blizzard in 1999 or 2001 or something, at least in Northern Michigan. Some places reported 90 inches of snow over about 4 days. The only part of my car that was visible was the antenna. The drift in front of our garage actually connected to the snow on the roof.

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Veloise City

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According to WZZM, we're in for a big winter blast tonight into Saturday (which has already begun).

As I was driving home from school today, I could barely see because of the blowing snow. I have so much to do tomorrow and it sucks having to postpone some of my important things on my to-do list. Everybody prepared yet?

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Alex - We did have a simliar blizzard-like storm here in GR around 1999-2001 - I remember it specifically because I was in high school and we had 4 days off from school because it was so bad. I don't remember how much snow we received here - but I would expect the north to get more

I am totally prepared for this storm - went out to Meijer at midnight - bought some groceries - bought a huge amount of firewood for this weekend - and I am now home and not leaving. I do have some friends and neighbors coming over for superbowl so that shall be fun.

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GRDadof3 Ecumenopolis

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I may have to break out the snowblower today and tomorrow. I've been able to shovel all the puny snow we've gotten so far this year. In fact, I didn't use my snowblower once last year.

It hasn't really gotten bad here yet MJLO, although it's freakin cold!

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michaelskis Hamlet

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Ahhhh... this reminds me of home (Grew up in the Upper Peninsula)

In all reality, this is undoubtedly a very powerful storm and I know that unless I have to, this Yooper in Troll Land will not be driving anywhere unless I have to go pick the Fianc

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