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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood warning at Jan 31, 2008, 4:22 PM EST for Kent County, Michigan. It took effect at Jan 31, 2008, 8:31 PM EST. It was in force for 11 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2008, 4:22 PM EST (21:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2008, 8:31 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2008, 9:23 AM EST
- In force
- 11 days
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Kent County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Grand River at Comstock Park (CMPM4).
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 16 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS43 KGRR 312122 FLWGRR BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 422 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .RECENT RAINFALLS AND SNOW MELT...COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES... HAVE ALLOWED SIGNIFICANT ICE TO FORM ON THE GRAND RIVER BETWEEN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP AND ADA. SAFETY MESSAGE...EVEN 6 INCHES OF FAST-MOVING FLOOD WATER CAN KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET... AND A DEPTH OF 2 FEET WILL FLOAT YOUR CAR. NEVER TRY TO WALK... SWIM... OR DRIVE THROUGH SUCH SWIFT WATER. IF YOU COME UPON FLOOD WATERS... STOP... TURN AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY. THIS WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW ITS FLOOD STAGE. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-012322- /O.NEW.KGRR.FL.W.0007.080201T0353Z-080206T0131Z/ /CMPM4.1.IJ.080201T0353Z.080202T0600Z.080205T0131Z.NO/ 422 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 02 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR 13.1 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS UNDERWATER AND MINOR FLOODING OF HOMES OCCURS ALONG ABRIGADOR TRAIL AND WILLOW DRIVE * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.0 FEET ON SEP 16 1986. ICE HAS JAMMED UP ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS. RIVER LEVELS ARE RISING RAPIDLY BEHIND THE ICE JAM. RIVER OBSERVERS HAVE REPORTED WATER APPROACHING WILLOW DRIVE IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP. RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND CAUSE FLOODING ON KONKLE DRIVE...RIVERBANK STREET...AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP. $$
20 follow-up statements
000 WGUS83 KGRR 010156 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 856 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .RECENT RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT...COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES...HAVE ALLOWED SIGNIFICANT ICE TO FORM ON THE GRAND RIVER BETWEEN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP AND ADA. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-020356- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.080201T0131Z-080206T0117Z/ /CMPM4.1.IJ.080201T0038Z.080201T0600Z.080205T0117Z.NO/ 856 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * FROM TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 08 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.0 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS UNDERWATER AND MINOR FLOODING OF HOMES OCCURS ALONG ABRIGADOR TRAIL AND WILLOW DRIVE * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.0 FEET ON SEP 16 1986. ICE HAS JAMMED UP ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS. RIVER LEVELS ARE RISING RAPIDLY BEHIND THE ICE JAM. RIVER OBSERVERS HAVE REPORTED WATER APPROACHING WILLOW DRIVE IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP. RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND CAUSE FLOODING ON KONKLE DRIVE...RIVERBANK STREET...AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 011548 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1048 AM EST FRI FEB 01 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .AN ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS IS CAUSING RIVER LEVELS TO BACKUP AND RISE RAPIDLY IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-021748- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080207T0336Z/ /CMPM4.1.IJ.080201T0038Z.080202T1800Z.080206T0336Z.NO/ 1048 AM EST FRI FEB 01 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 08 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.9 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED. RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.6 FEET ON FEB 13 2001. RIVER OBSERVERS HAVE REPORTED RAPID RISES IN THE GRAND RIVER IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA WITH WATER BEGINNING TO COVER SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF ABRIGADOR TRAIL AND WILLOW DRIVE. RIVER LEVELS AT ADA...LOCATED UPSTREAM FROM COMSTOCK PARK... ARE STILL RISING AND ARE FORCAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGHOUT THE DAY DUE TO RUNOFF FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK. THIS ADDITIONAL FLOW WILL ONLY CAUSE THE RIVER LEVELS IN COMSTOCK PARK WHICH IS LOCATED UPSTREAM OF THE ICE JAM NEAR THE FISH LADDER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS TO CONTINUE TO RISE. LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE MONITORING THE SITUATION AND ADVISE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA TO MONITOR RIVER LEVELS CLOSELY. $$ WALTON
000 WGUS43 KGRR 020226 FLWGRR BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 926 PM EST FRI FEB 01 2008 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .THE COMBINATION OF AN ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS AND INCREASED FLOW UPSTREAM IS CAUSING RIVER LEVELS TO RISE RAPIDLY IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA. SAFETY MESSAGE...EVEN 6 INCHES OF FAST-MOVING FLOOD WATER CAN KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET... AND A DEPTH OF 2 FEET WILL FLOAT YOUR CAR. NEVER TRY TO WALK... SWIM... OR DRIVE THROUGH SUCH SWIFT WATER. IF YOU COME UPON FLOOD WATERS... STOP... TURN AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY. THIS WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW ITS FLOOD STAGE. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-030426- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080208T0404Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080203T0600Z.080207T0404Z.NO/ 926 PM EST FRI FEB 01 2008 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 09 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.9 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED. RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.0 FEET ON MAR 5 1986. RIVER OBSERVERS HAVE REPORTED RAPID RISES IN THE GRAND RIVER IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA. RIVER LEVELS AT ADA...LOCATED UPSTREAM FROM COMSTOCK PARK... ARE STILL RISING AND ARE FORCAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT DUE TO RUNOFF FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK. THIS ADDITIONAL FLOW WILL ONLY CAUSE THE RIVER LEVELS IN COMSTOCK PARK WHICH IS LOCATED UPSTREAM OF THE ICE JAM NEAR THE FISH LADDER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS TO CONTINUE TO RISE. LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE MONITORING THE SITUATION AND ADVISE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA TO MONITOR RIVER LEVELS CLOSELY. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 021553 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1053 AM EST SAT FEB 02 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .THE COMBINATION OF AN ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS AND INCREASED FLOW UPSTREAM IS CAUSING RIVER LEVELS TO RISE RAPIDLY IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-031753- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080208T0601Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080203T0000Z.080207T0601Z.NO/ 1053 AM EST SAT FEB 02 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 08 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED. RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.0 FEET ON MAR 5 1986. RIVER LEVELS AT ADA... LOCATED UPSTREAM FROM COMSTOCK PARK... ARE SILL RISING AND ARE FORECAST TO RISE ANOTHER 0.2 FEET OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS ADDITIONAL FLOW WILL RESULT IN RIVER LEVLES CONTINUING TO RISE IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA. LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE MONITORING THE SITUATION AND ADVISE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA TO MONITOR RIVER LEVELS CLOSELY. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 030154 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 854 PM EST SAT FEB 02 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .THE COMBINATION OF AN ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS AND INCREASED FLOW UPSTREAM IS CAUSING RIVER LEVELS TO RISE RAPIDLY IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. DO NOT WALK ON THE ICE AS YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW THICK IT IS OR HOW DEEP THE WATER IS BENEATH IT. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-040354- /O.CON.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080208T0601Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080203T0600Z.080207T0601Z.NO/ 854 PM EST SAT FEB 02 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 07 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.9 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED. RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.0 FEET ON MAR 5 1986. $$
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WGUS83 KGRR 031452
FLSGRR
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
952 AM EST SUN FEB 03 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN...
GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY
THE COMBINATION OF AN ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND
RAPIDS AND INCREASED FLOW UPSTREAM IS CAUSING RIVER LEVELS TO
RISE IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA.
SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND
BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. DO NOT WALK ON THE
ICE AS YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW THICK IT IS OR HOW DEEP THE WATER IS
BENEATH IT.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL
RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR.
MIC081-041652-
/O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080208T0622Z/
/CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080203T1800Z.080207T0622Z.NO/
952 AM EST SUN FEB 03 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR
THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK.
* AT 07 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN AROUND 14.8 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR
TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED.
RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND
HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE
NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.0 FEET
ON MAR 5 1986.
$$000 WGUS83 KGRR 041522 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1022 AM EST MON FEB 04 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .THE ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CAUSED WATERS TO BACK UP AND FLOOD THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-051722- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080209T0348Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080208T0348Z.NO/ 1022 AM EST MON FEB 04 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 09 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED. RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.0 FEET ON MAR 5 1986. RIVER LEVELS IN THE AREA HELD STEADY OVERNIGHT AND ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN A SLOW FALL. THE RATE OF THE FALL WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE STATE OF THE ICE JAM LOCATED DOWN STREAM. IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP... EXPECT THE RIVER LEVELS IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA TO FALL RAPIDLY. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE GRAND RIVER BELOW GRAND RAPIDS KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE RIVER LEVELS IN YOUR AREA... RAPID RIVER FLUCTUATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 051438 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 937 AM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .THE ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CAUSED BACKWATER FLOODING TO OCCUR IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-061637- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080209T0332Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080208T0332Z.NO/ 937 AM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 08 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER CRESTED AT 14.9 FEET MONDAY MORNING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO FALL...AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED. RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED. RIVER LEVELS IN THE AREA FELL SLOWLY OVERNIGHT AND ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE A SLOW FALL. THE RATE OF THE FALL WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE STATE OF THE ICE JAM LOCATED DOWN STREAM. IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP... EXPECT THE RIVER LEVELS IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA TO FALL RAPIDLY. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE GRAND RIVER BELOW GRAND RAPIDS KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE RIVER LEVELS IN YOUR AREA... RAPID RIVER FLUCTUATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 060231 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 931 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .THE CURRENT WEATHER IS DOMINATED BY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM HALF AN INCH UP TO AN INCH. MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW... SO RUNOFF SHOULD BE LIMITED. THE EXTENDED OUTLOOK IS FOR MORE SNOW STORMS THROUGH THE WEEK. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-070431- /O.CON.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080209T0332Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080208T0332Z.NO/ 931 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 11 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED. RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.6 FEET ON FEB 13 2001. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 061433 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 933 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .THE ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CAUSED BACKWATER FLOODING TO OCCUR IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA. RIVER LEVELS IN THE AREA ARE SLOWLY RECEDING AS MORE WATER WORKS ITS WAY THROUGH THE ICE JAM DOWNTOWN. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-071633- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080209T0204Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080208T0204Z.NO/ 933 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 08 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE HAD FALLEN TO 13.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER HAS FALLEN A FOOT OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS UNDERWATER AND MINOR FLOODING OF HOMES OCCURS ALONG ABRIGADOR TRAIL AND WILLOW DRIVE. RIVER LEVELS IN THE AREA FELL SLOWLY OVERNIGHT AND ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE A SLOW FALL. THE RATE OF THE FALL WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE STATE OF THE ICE JAM LOCATED DOWN STREAM. IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP... EXPECT THE RIVER LEVELS IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA TO FALL RAPIDLY. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE GRAND RIVER BELOW GRAND RAPIDS KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE RIVER LEVELS IN YOUR AREA... RAPID RIVER FLUCTUATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 070054 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 754 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .THE ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CAUSED BACKWATER FLOODING TO OCCUR IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA. THE LATEST READING AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY WAS 13.4 FEET... WHICH IS A RISING TREND SINCE 1 PM WHEN THE LEVEL WAS 13.1 FEET. DESPITE SLIGHT FLUCTUATIONS AT COMSTOCK PARK TODAY...RIVER LEVELS IN THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY RECEDE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS MORE WATER WORKS ITS WAY THROUGH THE ICE JAM DOWNTOWN. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-080254- /O.CON.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080209T0204Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080208T0204Z.NO/ 754 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 07 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS UNDERWATER AND MINOR FLOODING OF HOMES OCCURS ALONG ABRIGADOR TRAIL AND WILLOW DRIVE. RIVER LEVELS IN THE AREA FELL SLOWLY OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING...BUT ROSE A LITTLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SLOW FALL IS STILL ANTICIPATED... BUT THE RATE OF THE FALL WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE STATE OF THE ICE JAM LOCATED DOWN STREAM. IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP... EXPECT THE RIVER LEVELS IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA TO FALL RAPIDLY. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE GRAND RIVER BELOW GRAND RAPIDS KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE RIVER LEVELS IN YOUR AREA... RAPID RIVER FLUCTUATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP. $$
000 WGUS43 KGRR 071416 FLWGRR BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 916 AM EST THU FEB 07 2008 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .YESTERDAYS SNOW STORM RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT ICE GROWTH ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS AND COMSTOCK PARK. AS A RESULT... THE ICE JAM DOWNTOWN ON THE GRAND RIVER HAS INCREASED IN STRENGTH AND SIZE WHICH HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE AGAIN IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA DUE TO INCREASED BACKWATER. SAFETY MESSAGE...EVEN 6 INCHES OF FAST-MOVING FLOOD WATER CAN KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET... AND A DEPTH OF 2 FEET WILL FLOAT YOUR CAR. NEVER TRY TO WALK... SWIM... OR DRIVE THROUGH SUCH SWIFT WATER. IF YOU COME UPON FLOOD WATERS... STOP... TURN AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY. THIS WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW ITS FLOOD STAGE. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-081616- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080212T2151Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080211T2151Z.NO/ 916 AM EST THU FEB 07 2008 ...OBSERVED FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...... FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK * UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 07 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE HAD RISEN TO 14.1 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.6 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED. RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED. RIVER LEVELS IN THE AREA ROSE OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING AS A RESULT OF INCREASED BACKWATER FROM THE ICE JAM LOCATED JUST DOWNSTREAM IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS. YESTERDAYS SNOW STORM RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT ICE GROWTH ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS AND COMSTOCK PARK. AS A RESULT... THE ICE JAM DOWNTOWN ON THE GRAND RIVER HAS INCREASED IN STRENGTH AND SIZE WHICH HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE AGAIN IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA DUE TO INCREASED BACKWATER. IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP... EXPECT THE RIVER LEVELS IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA TO FALL RAPIDLY. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE GRAND RIVER BELOW GRAND RAPIDS KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE RIVER LEVELS IN YOUR AREA... RAPID RIVER FLUCTUATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP. $$ WALTON
000 WGUS83 KGRR 080347 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1047 PM EST THU FEB 07 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .YESTERDAYS SNOW STORM RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT ICE GROWTH ON THE GRAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS AND COMSTOCK PARK. AS A RESULT... THE ICE JAM DOWNTOWN ON THE GRAND RIVER HAS INCREASED IN STRENGTH AND SIZE WHICH HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE AGAIN IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA DUE TO INCREASED BACKWATER. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-090547- /O.CON.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080212T2151Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080211T2151Z.NO/ 1047 PM EST THU FEB 07 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 07 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.6 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED. RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED. IF THE ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP... EXPECT THE RIVER LEVELS IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA TO FALL RAPIDLY. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE GRAND RIVER BELOW GRAND RAPIDS KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE RIVER LEVELS IN YOUR AREA... RAPID RIVER FLUCTUATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 081444 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 944 AM EST FRI FEB 08 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE DAY TODAY...WELL OUT AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE DAKOTAS. THE SNOW WILL PICK UP A LITTLE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT AS THE WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A COUPLE OF INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ANOTHER MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE IN PLACE SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE FIRST PART OF SUNDAY. SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS 10 TO 20 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-091644- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080215T1256Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080214T1256Z.NO/ 944 AM EST FRI FEB 08 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 07 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED. RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED. IF THE ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP... EXPECT THE RIVER LEVELS IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA TO FALL RAPIDLY. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE GRAND RIVER BELOW GRAND RAPIDS KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE RIVER LEVELS IN YOUR AREA... RAPID RIVER FLUCTUATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP. $$ MJK
000 WGUS83 KGRR 090355 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1055 PM EST FRI FEB 08 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. COLDER WEATHER AND SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-100555- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080212T1115Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080211T1115Z.NO/ 1055 PM EST FRI FEB 08 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 03 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.4 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED. RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED. AN ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER IN GRAND RAPIDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLUCTUATIONS IN RIVER LEVELS IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA. IF THE ICE JAM BREAKS UP...WATER LEVELS AT COMSTOCK PARK WILL FALL RAPIDLY. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE GRAND RIVER BELOW GRAND RAPIDS...KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON RIVER LEVELS SINCE RAPID FLUCTUATIONS CAN OCCUR IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 091605 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1105 AM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .THE CURRENT WEATHER IS DOMINATED BY A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. THE EXTENDED OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO KICK IN WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UNDER AN INCH. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-101805- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080216T1426Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080215T1426Z.NO/ 1105 AM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 08 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES ALONG WILLOW DRIVE AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS CLOSED. RIVERBANK STREET NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED AND HOMES ALONG RIVERBANK STREET HAVE FLOODED BASEMENTS. KONKLE DRIVE NORTHEAST IN PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP IS FLOODED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.9 FEET ON JAN 24 2005. AN ICE JAM ON THE GRAND RIVER IN GRAND RAPIDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLUCTUATIONS IN RIVER LEVELS IN THE COMSTOCK PARK AREA. IF THE ICE JAM BREAKS UP... WATER LEVELS AT COMSTOCK PARK WILL FALL RAPIDLY. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE GRAND RIVER BELOW GRAND RAPIDS... KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON RIVER LEVELS SINCE RAPID FLUCTUATIONS CAN OCCUR IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AND BREAK UP. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 100245 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 0945 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .AN ICE JAM IN GRAND RAPIDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WATER TO BACK UP AND FLOOD AREAS OF COMSTOCK PARK. VERY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW FREEZING MUCH OF THE WEEK. THIS MEANS THE ICE JAM WILL PROBABLY REMAIN IN PLACE. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-110445- /O.CON.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080216T1426Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080215T1426Z.NO/ 945 PM EST SAT FEB 09 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 08 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS UNDERWATER AND MINOR FLOODING OF HOMES OCCURS ALONG ABRIGADOR TRAIL AND WILLOW DRIVE. THE ICE JAM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO FLUCTUATE ON THE GRAND RIVER BOTH UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF GRAND RAPIDS. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE RIVER...KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON RIVER LEVELS SINCE RAPIDS CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO BREAK UP OR MOVE. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 101457 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 957 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .AN ICE JAM IN GRAND RAPIDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WATER TO BACK UP AND FLOOD AREAS OF COMSTOCK PARK. VERY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY... WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW FREEZING MUCH OF THE WEEK. THIS MEANS THE ICE JAM WILL PROBABLY REMAIN IN PLACE. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-111657- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080216T1227Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080215T1227Z.NO/ 957 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 08 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS UNDERWATER AND MINOR FLOODING OF HOMES OCCURS ALONG ABRIGADOR TRAIL AND WILLOW DRIVE. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.3 FEET ON MAR 16 2006. THE ICE JAM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO FLUCTUATE ON THE GRAND RIVER BOTH UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF GRAND RAPIDS. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE RIVER... KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON RIVER LEVELS SINCE RAPIDS CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO BREAK UP OR MOVE. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 110310 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1010 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .AN ICE JAM IN GRAND RAPIDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WATER TO BACK UP AND FLOOD AREAS OF COMSTOCK PARK. VERY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW FREEZING MUCH OF THE WEEK. THIS MEANS THE ICE JAM WILL PROBABLY REMAIN IN PLACE. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-120510- /O.CON.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080216T1227Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080215T1227Z.NO/ 1010 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 08 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...ABRIGADOR TRAIL IS UNDERWATER AND MINOR FLOODING OF HOMES OCCURS ALONG ABRIGADOR TRAIL AND WILLOW DRIVE. THE ICE JAM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO FLUCTUATE ON THE GRAND RIVER BOTH UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF GRAND RAPIDS. IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE RIVER...KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON RIVER LEVELS SINCE RAPID CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO BREAK UP OR MOVE. $$
000 WGUS83 KGRR 111423 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 923 AM EST MON FEB 11 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK AFFECTING KENT COUNTY .THE ICE JAM IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS HAS STABILIZED WITH THE RECENT COLD TEMPERATURES AND WATER LEVELS IN COMSTOCK PARK HAVE FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE A SLOW FALL. SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. MIC081-111453- /O.CAN.KGRR.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080216T1227Z/ /CMPM4.2.IJ.080201T0038Z.080204T1419Z.080211T0019Z.NO/ 923 AM EST MON FEB 11 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK. * AT 08 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT YESTERDAY EVENING. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO 11.2 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jan 31, 3:47 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 3:47 PM EST, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 347 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 LATEST UPDATE...ALL BUT AVIATION... .SYNOPSIS...(347 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008) SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY FRIDAY MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. EXPECT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE TO BE SLIPPERY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW WINDS DOWN ON FRIDAY EVENING...UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. SIX INCHES IS EXPECTED IN GRAND RAPIDS AND UP TO 10 INCHES IN LANSING AND JACKSON. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO THE NORTHWEST WITH ABOUT 4 INCHES IN MUSKEGON AND AROUND 3 INCHES IN LUDINGTON. && .SHORT TERM...(347 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008) (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT) SNOW BAND HAS DROPPED AN INCH OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF VAN BUREN AND KALAMAZOO COUNTY. EXPECT SNOW TO OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AFTER 06Z. HEAVIEST RATES LOOK TO BE AROUND 10Z AS OMEGA BULLSEYE INTERSECTS BEST DENDRITIC GROWTH REGION. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS SHOW ANOTHER OMEGA BULLSEYE THROUGH THE BEST DENDRITIC GROWTH REGION ABOUT 20Z... PERHAPS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROWAL FEATURE. THE CURRENT HEADLINES WILL ONLY BE TWEAKED TO BREAK UP THE WARNING AREA INTO A 4 TO 8 INCH GROUP AND A 6 TO 12 INCH GROUP. SNOW WILL TAPER AFTER BY 00Z...BUT WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE POTENTIAL FOR THE TROWAL TO LINGER SOME HEAVIER SNOW ACROSS THE EXTREME EASTERN FORECAST AREA BEYOND 00Z. EXPECT IMPROVEMENT TO OCCUR WEST TO EAST WITH NO LAKE EFFECT SNOWS IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM. && .LONG TERM...(347 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008) (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY) UPPER FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE THU NIGHT/FRI WINTER STORM LOOKS TO BECOME SOMEWHAT ZONAL ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY SAT MORNING. A WEAK SHORT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ACROSS SRN CANADA AND LAKE SUPERIOR DURING THE DAY ON SAT. THE MAJORITY OF ANY PCPN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA WITH ONLY A CHC OF SOME LIGHT SNOW WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. LAKE ENHANCEMENT DOES NOT LOOK TO PLAY A FACTOR IN THIS SYSTEM AS H850 TEMPS WILL BE SOMEWHAT MILD IN THE -4C TO -6C RANGE. AFTER HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS DRY CONDITIONS WITH SOME POSSIBLE SUN ON SUNDAY...THE PATTERN BECOMES QUITE ACTIVE THEN FOR THE TIME FRAME FROM MON THROUGH WED. STRONG JET ENERGY WILL DIG ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY EARLY MON...ALLOWING FOR SW FLOW ALOFT TO SET UP OVER THE AREA. THIS DIGGING WILL EJECT SHORT WAVE ENERGY TO THE NE AND BRING THE THREAT FOR PCPN TO MOVE IN BEGINNING AS EARLY AS LATE SUN NIGHT. ANY PCPN SUN NIGHT WILL START OUT AS SNOW...AND WILL TRANSITION TO RAIN BY MON AFTERNOON AS ENOUGH WARM AIR MOVES IN. MODELS INDICATE SOME ELEVATED INSTABILITY PRESENT...HOWEVER WE WILL NOT INTRODUCE THUNDER YET SINCE THIS IS 4 DAYS OUT IN FEB. MOST GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT AS THE FIRST WAVE MOVES EAST...THE FRONT HANGS UP A BIT AND WAITS FOR THE MAIN TROUGH TO EJECT FROM THE DESERT SW. GFS IS THE ODD MODEL OUT SHOWING THE FRONT MOVING WELL SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA AND ANY ADDITIONAL WAVES STAYING SOUTH. WE BELIEVE WITH THE CONSENSUS OF THE EURO...UKMET...AND GGEM...ALONG WITH THE NW TREND OF THE GFS THIS WINTER INSIDE OF THREE DAYS THAT WE WILL SEE THE WARMER SOLUTION WITH MORE PCPN. PCPN SHOULD BE MAINLY RAIN EARLY ON TUE THEN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW TUE NIGHT. WE HAVE LEFT A RA/SN MIX IN THE FCST TO BE IN COLLABORATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES AND TO ACCOUNT A LITTLE FOR THE COLDER GFS. && .AVIATION...(100 PM EST THU JAN 30 2008) LATEST RADAR IMAGERY AS OF 1745Z SHOWS THE LEADING EDGE OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM IS NOW ENTERING THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. THIS SNOW IS RELATIVELY LIGHT AND WILL BRING CIGS AND VSBYS DOWN MAINLY INTO THE MVFR RANGE. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE NIGHT PERIOD TONIGHT. IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CENTERED AROUND THE 08Z TO 14Z WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUND AT THE KAZO...KBTL...KLAN...AND KJXN TAF SITES. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY SOME AFTER 14Z FRI MORNING. && .MARINE...(347 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008) WAVES SHOULD BE BELOW FOUR FEET THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH MOSTLY OFFSHORE WINDS. && .HYDROLOGY...(347 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008) RIVER LEVELS WILL FLUCTUATE THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN AREAS WHERE ICE JAMMING OCCURS. THE STORM TONIGHT AND FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW AND NOT RAIN SO RIVER LEVELS SHOULD NOT BE IMPACTED BY ANY RUNOFF. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME RAIN AND SNOW MELT NEXT WEEK. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...HEAVY SNOW WARNING SOUTHEAST OF A SOUTH HAVEN TO ALMA LINE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW ADVISORY ALONG A HOLLAND TO MOUNT PLEASANT LINE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. LM...NONE. && SYNOPSIS: OSTUNO SHORT TERM: OSTUNO LONG TERM: WDM AVIATION: NJJ MARINE: OSTUNO HYDROLOGY: OSTUNO
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 1:35 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 135 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-011130- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 135 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ANOTHER SNOW STORM IS ON THE WAY FOR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH FROM KALAMAZOO TO GRAND RAPIDS THIS AFTERNOON AND THE ROADS WILL CONTINUE BE SLIPPERY. THE SNOW WILL GET HEAVIER TONIGHT AND AND VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE BELOW A HALF MILE WHICH WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ICE JAMS COULD RESULT IN ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE SNOW STORM WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD BE AS MUCH AS A FOOT NEAR JACKSON... 10 INCHES IN LANSING AND BATTLE CREEK... AND 6 INCHES IN GRAND RAPIDS AND HOLLAND. ICE JAMS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WATER LEVELS INTO THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL BRING A COMBINATION OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SURGE OF WARM AIR AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NEEDED BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. SEND REPORTS USING OUR WEB PAGE ON LINE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GRR (ALL LOWER CASE). LMZ844>849-011130- ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 135 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES INTO LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK MAY RESULT IN HIGH WINDS AND WAVES. OSTUNO WDM
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 31, 3:30 PM EST, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
330 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0328 PM SNOW 2 SE MATTAWAN 42.19N 85.76W
01/31/2008 E2.0 INCH KALAMAZOO MI PUBLIC
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NJJLocal storm report, Jan 31, 3:48 PM EST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
348 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0348 PM SNOW KALAMAZOO 42.27N 85.59W
01/31/2008 M2.0 INCH KALAMAZOO MI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED AT WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY.
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NJJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:27 AM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 9 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:27 AM EST | Snow Advisory | GRR | Isabella, Kent, Montcalm, Ottawa | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:21 PM EST | Snow Advisory | GRR | Clare, Mecosta, Muskegon, Newaygo, Osceola | 28 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:08 PM EST | Flood Watch | GRR | Kent, Ottawa | 6 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.