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

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

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

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.

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

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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After every public school district in West Michigan cancelled school on Tuesday due to extreme cold and hazardous road conditions, over 50 school districts will remain closed on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

While driving through Grand Rapids hasn’t been easy the last few days, crews expect things to be a lot better by Thursday morning.

The recent Arctic blast transformed the Lake Michigan lakeshore in Muskegon and Grand Haven into an icy wonderland.