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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

August 7, 200812 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2008, 6:24 PM EDT for 12 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 7, 2008, 6:24 PM EDT (22:24 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2008, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI

Counties Calhoun County, MI, Clare County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Osceola County, MI

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 4:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 4:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 11:50 AM EDT, 6 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1150 AM EDT THU AUG 7 2008

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-080915-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
1150 AM EDT THU AUG 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON NEAR AND
SOUTH OF GRAND HAVEN AND SEVERAL WATERSPOUTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THIS ACTIVITY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EAST OF ROUTE 131
BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WHILE NONE
OF THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE... GUSTY WINDS...SMALL
HAIL AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS.STORMS
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AROUND 35 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A FEW NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATER
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. FOR THE MOST PART
THEY WILL BE EAST OF ROUTE 131.

THE RETURN OF WARMER AND MORE HUMID AIR WILL TOUCH OFF ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

LMZ844>849-080915-
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-
1150 AM EDT THU AUG 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON PRIMARILY NEAR AND SOUTH OF
GRAND HAVEN. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET NORTH OF GRAND HAVEN BY
EVENING. WAVES OF THAT HEIGHT ARE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL WATER CRAFT AND
ALSO CAUSE RIP CURRENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

WINDS AND WAVES COULD WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT FRIDAY.
RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

LAURENS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 2:06 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 5:25 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 7, 5:29 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 7, 6:01 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:24 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 6, 8:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Clinton, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm and 1 more	64 min
Aug 6, 9:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 5 more	94 min
Aug 7, 11:46 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		89 min
Aug 7, 12:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Ottawa, Van Buren	88 min
Aug 7, 12:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Van Buren	53 min
Aug 7, 12:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham and 5 more	74 min
Aug 7, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		58 min
Aug 7, 1:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Van Buren	54 min
Aug 7, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo	93 min
Aug 7, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clare, Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Kent and 9 more	114 min
Aug 7, 2:18 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		22 hr
Aug 7, 4:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson	62 min
Aug 7, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson	65 min

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Special Weather Statements in Michigan, 2008 Every special weather statement in 2008

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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.