GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Travel will remain icy and dangerous at times into Christmas morning, though conditions are expected to gradually improve through Sunday.

A Winter weather advisory has replaced the Blizzard warning, which expired at 7 p.m. Saturday. The advisory runs until 7 p.m. Sunday for an additional 1-2 inches of snow, as well as icy roads and blowing snow.

CHURCH CANCELLATIONS

This weekend was supposed to be one of the busiest of the year for area churches, but several have decided to go virtual or cancel due to the blizzard. See the full list of closings here.

CHRISTMAS DAY FORECAST

Blowing snow will remain a concern in rural, open areas, but widespread blizzard conditions have come to an end. Occasional whiteouts are still likely, especially in pockets of heavy lake effect snow bands. Lows will hover in the low teens and only warm into the upper teens in the afternoon, as wind chills remain near or below zero.

ROAD CONDITIONS UPDATE

Jerry Byrne with the Kent County Road Commission is warning drivers that roads are very slippery and there’s a lot of hard-packed snow on them.

“If you do have to travel, it’s a greatly reduced speed,” he said, adding that crews are not putting down deicing chemicals on Saturday due to the wind chill causing refreeze.

Byrne said over 80 crews are working on getting to areas where the blowing and drifting snow has closed the roadways.

“We’re kind of shifting directions and making sure we’re getting into those rural areas so we can get emergency services, if someone has an emergency we can service them,” he said.

Looking ahead, Byrne is anticipating that roads will be in better shape Sunday into Monday when crews are able to put chemical deicer down to start melting the hard-packed snow and ice.

While a few flights were able to get in and out of the Ford International Airport on time, a majority were delayed significantly or canceled Saturday. Snowplows have been seen clearing the runways since before 5 a.m.

DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD BROKEN

Grand Rapids set a new record for snow on Dec. 23. A total of 7.5 inches of snow fell at the National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids, breaking the previous record of 5.9 inches set in 2008.

  • A Jamestown Township barn during the storm. (Courtesy Sandra Talsma)
    A Jamestown Township barn during the storm. (Courtesy Sandra Talsma)
  • A Jamestown Township barn during the storm. (Courtesy Sandra Talsma)
    A Jamestown Township barn during the storm. (Courtesy Sandra Talsma)
  • Taken outside of the Zeeland Community Hospital. (Courtesy of Laura Siffin)
  • Taken in Plainfield Township. (Courtesy of Sara Moore)
  • Courtesy of Matt Harrison
  • Courtesy of Deb Bareman
  • Courtesy of Ellen Spoelhof
  • Taken in Plainfield Township. (Courtesy of Sara Moore)
  • Courtesy of Ellen Spoelhof
  • Allegan (Courtesy of Theresa L. Prolo)
  • Byron Center (Courtesy of Paula Schwartz)
  • Courtesy of Sarah Cortese
  • Courtesy of Kathleen Boeve
  • Courtesy of Ronald Meyer
  • Taken in Plainfield Township. (Courtesy of Sara Moore)
  • Taken in Grand Rapids.
  • Taken in Allegan.
  • Taken near Ada.
  • Taken in Holland.

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