Bill Steffen

Grand Rapids

Chief Meteorologist at WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Level 3 Enhanced Risk of Tornadoes and Severe Thunderstorms

3 weeks ago | billsteffen.com | Bill Steffen

Early afternoon update:This is relatively long and and a bit technical - this is the midday update from the Milwaukee National Weather Service:“BASED ON MORNING MODEL GUIDANCE, INITIATION TIME REMAINS EXACTLY AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, WITH A NNW TO SSE ORIENTED BOUNDARY OVER WESTERN / SOUTHWESTERN WI TRIGGERING CONVECTION (STORMS) 2 TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON, PROGRESSING EASTWARD AND RAPIDLY INCREASING IN COVERAGE OVER TIME.
Another Snowstorm for the U.P.

Mar 4, 2025 | billsteffen.com | Bill Steffen

A Winter Storm Warning has been posted for much of Upper Michigan. From the National Weather Service: * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 9 and 15 inches, locally up to 20 inches in the vicinity of Mount Arvon. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Counties in pink on the map above. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 1 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
Gulf Coast Snowstorm - Incredible

Jan 23, 2025 | billsteffen.com | Bill Steffen

This map shows where there was snow on the ground Thursday. You can see the snow on the ground from southern Texas to eastern North Carolina. A significant strip of +4” is visible from Louisiana to Georgia. There was more snow on the ground in Florida than there was in Iowa or southern Wisconsin. You can also see the snow left from the storm last week that moved east from Kansas to New England. We have snow on the ground in West Michigan, but none across the lake in eastern Wisconsin.
Winter Storm Watch for Up to a Foot of Snow

Dec 10, 2024 | woodtv.com | Bill Steffen

A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the lakeshore counties and the next set of counties inland from the lake (Kalamazoo, Barry, Kent, Newaygo and Lake). The Watch will be in effect from Tuesday evening (this evening) through Thursday evening. A total of 4-12″ of snow is possible. Fairly strong winds will accompany the snow and that means we’ll have drifting and even some blowing snow.
Winter Storm Warning and Winter Weather Advisory

Dec 10, 2024 | woodtv.com | Bill Steffen

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the lakeshore counties plus Lake County. The Warning is in effect until 7 PM Thursday and is for 6-10″ of new snow (up to 14″ in Mason and Lake Counties). A Winter Weather Advisory for 2-8″ of new snow will be in effect for the counties in purple (Kent, Barry, Kalamazoo, Calhoun , Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, Calhoun, Ionia, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Osceola and Newaygo). It will start at 7 am and continue until 7 pm Thursday.
Winter storm watch for snow, drifting and strong winds

Dec 3, 2024 | woodtv.com | Bill Steffen

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — We don’t get much of a break before the next storm system is upon us. This one will bring snow, strong wind, blowing and drifting snow and slippery driving conditions. A winter storm watch has been issued for the lakeshore counties, the next set of counties inland from the lakeshore counties (inc. Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids) and also St. Joseph County. This is for 3 to 8 inches of new snow, plus blowing and drifting snow.
Winter Storm Watch For Snow, Drifting Snow and Strong Winds

Dec 3, 2024 | woodtv.com | Bill Steffen

We don’t get much of a break before the next storm system is upon us. This one will bring snow, strong wind, blowing and drifting snow and slippery driving conditions. A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the lakeshore counties, the next set of counties inland from the lakeshore counties (inc. Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids) and also St. Joseph County. This is for 3-8″ of new snow, plus blowing and drifting snow.
Winter Storm Watch for up to a FOOT of New Snow

Dec 1, 2024 | woodtv.com | Bill Steffen

Sunday December 1 (WOOD TV8/Bill’s BlogHere we go again. A Winter Storm Watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for the lakeshore counties plus Cass County...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATEMONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible from early Monday morning through Monday night. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 10 inches with locally higher amounts of close to a foot possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Michigan.
Potential Arctic Blast with Significant Snow Late November/Early December

Nov 21, 2024 | woodtv.com | Bill Steffen

Chances are improving that an Arctic Blast will move south into the Central/Eastern U.S. as we close out the month of November and move into the month of December. Here’s a look at forecast high and low temperatures for Grand Rapids from the overnight run of the GFS model.
Bill’s Blog: Breaking down the snowstorm of Nov. 17-19, 2022

Nov 19, 2024 | woodtv.com | Bill Steffen

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Do you remember the snowstorm we had two years ago? From Nov. 17 to 19, 2022 (a Thursday to a Saturday), a total of 23.3 inches of snow fell at Gerald R. Ford International Airport near Grand Rapids (if you like, you can tack on another 1.1 inches of snow that fell on the 16th). Most of this snow was lake-effect and much of it fell inland, not at the immediate lakeshore.