Many school districts have closed Thursday, Jan. 23, as snowfall continues - particularly along the lakeshore - in a weeklong winter storm.

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While the snow eased up for much of West Michigan Wednesday, a few more inches in lakeshore counties led some districts to cancel school again for Thursday.

Impressive amounts of snow have fallen since Sunday leaving portions of West Michigan under over a foot of snowfall.

Snow will continue into the overnight hours before winds bring in more lake-effect snow Thursday morning on a northwesterly wind.

Motorists should be prepared for slippery roads and rapid changes in visibility and road conditions due to lake effect snow, the weather service said.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Grand Rapids released a long list of 96-hour snow totals today. Topping the list were the Lakeshore towns of Muskegon and Holland - both with 19 inches of snow. And the snow isn’t over yet. Although, the forecast shows what’s expected into Saturday won’t be a robust snow.

West Michigan’s coldest Arctic blast since 2019 brought frigid temperatures to all and heavy lake-effect to some.

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The only weather-makers this weekend will be a few short periods of relatively light snow. Temperatures will be much different compared to the Arctic air we've suffered through in the past week.

So ultimately, the most important part of following these rules is so that emergency vehicles can get to and from locations."

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