Southwest Michigan city postpones holiday parade ahead of heavy snowfall

THREE RIVERS, MI — The city of Three Rivers is moving its holiday light parade back in anticipation of dangerous winter weather Saturday, Nov. 29.

“Mother Nature has decided to enter her own float into the parade tonight … a giant snow machine,” officials said in a Facebook post. “We’re hitting pause on the Holiday Light Parade for everyone’s safety.”

The community will gather at 6 p.m. Dec. 19, instead, per the Downtown Three Rivers Facebook post.

The after-dark parade features floats decked out with twinkling, colorful lights and music, per a Wednesday, Nov. 26 Facebook post.

Floats travel less than 1 mile through downtown Three Rivers on their route, per the post.

The small town, located about 30 miles south of Kalamazoo, is expected to see heavy snowfall and deteriorating road conditions beginning Saturday afternoon and evening.

“A widespread moderate to heavy snow event is about to unfold across the region,” NWS meteorologists in Grand Rapids said in today’s forecast notes. “This storm has a lot going for it and confidence remains high we’ll see widespread 6-10 inches of snow with locally higher amounts.”

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