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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

September 13, 2008Van Buren County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this tornado warning at Sep 13, 2008, 4:04 PM EDT for Van Buren County, Michigan. It was in force for 41 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Sep 13, 2008, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)
Expired: Sep 13, 2008, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Sep 13, 4:08 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sw Lawrence, MI	DEAD BRANCHES DOWNED BY WINDS ESTIMATED AT 50 MPH.
Sep 13, 4:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Paw Paw, MI	SPOTTER OBSERVED ROOFING MATERIAL AND TREE BRANCHES LOFTED INTO THE AIR. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Sep 13, 4:25 PM EDT	TORNADO	1 Nw Paw Paw, MI	TORNADO WAS OBSERVED ON ACKLEY LAKE.
Sep 13, 4:25 PM EDT	TORNADO	1 W Paw Paw, MI	A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF PAW PAW. DAMAGE TO TREES WAS FOUND ALONG WITH A TWISTED METAL FENCE NEAR A SCHOOL. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED INTO THE TOWN OF PAW PAW. DAMAGE TO A CAR DEALERSHIP OCCURRED. A RESTAURANT ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREES. T
Sep 13, 4:25 PM EDT	TORNADO	1 W Paw Paw, MI	A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF PAW PAW. DAMAGE TO TREES WAS FOUND ALONG WITH A TWISTED METAL FENCE NEAR A SCHOOL. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED INTO THE TOWN OF PAW PAW. DAMAGE TO A CAR DEALERSHIP OCCURRED. A RESTAURANT ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREES. T
Sep 13, 4:25 PM EDT	TORNADO	Paw Paw, MI	BRIEF TOUCHDOWN REPORTED IN THE CITY OF PAW PAW. INTENSITY IS UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT. TIME IS RADAR ESTIMATED.
Sep 13, 4:33 PM EDT	TORNADO	5 Ene Paw Paw, MI	DAMAGE TO TREES WAS SUSTAINED WHEN A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN. THIS TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR LESS THAN ONE MINUTE. IT TRAVELED FOR ONE QUARTER MILE BEFORE LIFTING. THE TORNADO LIFTED AT LATITUDE 42.2344 AND LONGITUDE -85.8003. THE TORNADO WAS GIVEN AN E

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 21 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 220 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 683 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KGRR 132004
TORGRR
MIC159-132045-
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0014.080913T2004Z-080913T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
404 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 402 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
  LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF HARTFORD...AND MOVING EAST AT 37 MPH.

* THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
   LAWRENCE BY 410 PM EDT...
   TEAPOT DOME BY 420 PM EDT...
   PAW PAW BY 425 PM EDT...
   ALMENA BY 430 PM EDT...

  IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...PENNY SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING
  WINDS OVER 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE FOLLOWING
  LOCATIONS...

  KEELER...             HARTFORD...           MCDONALD...
  HAMILTON TWP...       LAWRENCE...           DECATUR...
  TEAPOT DOME...        GLENDALE...           PAW PAW...
  LAWTON...             ARMSTRONG CORNERS...  GOBLES...
  ALMENA...             MATTAWAN...           KENDALL...
  MENTHA...


THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 4225 8624 4243 8579 4242 8577 4215 8577
      4207 8616 4207 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 251DEG 32KT 4217 8613

$$

NJJ

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 132016
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
416 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

MIC159-132045-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080913T2045Z/
VAN BUREN MI-
416 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
VAN BUREN COUNTY...

AT 411 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF LAWRENCE...AND MOVING EAST AT 37
MPH.

* THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
   TEAPOT DOME BY 420 PM EDT...
   PAW PAW BY 425 PM EDT...
   ALMENA BY 430 PM EDT...

  IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...PENNY SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING
  WINDS OVER 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE FOLLOWING
  LOCATIONS...

  LAWRENCE...           DECATUR...            HAMILTON TWP...
  TEAPOT DOME...        GLENDALE...           PAW PAW...
  LAWTON...             ARMSTRONG CORNERS...  GOBLES...
  ALMENA...             MATTAWAN...           KENDALL...
  MENTHA...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 4207 8616 4216 8611 4230 8611 4242 8579
      4242 8577 4215 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 251DEG 32KT 4220 8599

$$

NJJ

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 132035
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
435 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

MIC159-132045-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080913T2045Z/
VAN BUREN MI-
435 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL VAN BUREN COUNTY...

AT 430 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY THE PAW PAW FIRE 
DEPARTMENT. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF MATTAWAN...
AND MOVING EAST AT 37 MPH.

  IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...PENNY SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING
  WINDS OVER 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE FOLLOWING
  LOCATIONS...

  ALMENA...             LAWTON...             MATTAWAN...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 4224 8587 4230 8587 4233 8580 4234 8577
      4215 8577 4213 8585 4213 8586 4213 8587
      4213 8588 4212 8589 4212 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 251DEG 32KT 4225 8577

$$

NJJ

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 132041
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
441 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

MIC159-132051-
/O.EXP.KGRR.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080913T2045Z/
VAN BUREN MI-
441 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL VAN BUREN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 445 PM EDT...

SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO NO LONGER AFFECT THE WARNED AREA BY THE
EXPIRATION TIME. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

LAT...LON 4224 8587 4230 8587 4233 8580 4234 8577
      4215 8577 4213 8585 4213 8586 4213 8587
      4213 8588 4212 8589 4212 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 251DEG 32KT 4226 8570

$$

NJJ

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Sep 13, 3:50 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 3:50 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
350 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

LATEST UPDATE...SYNOPSIS/SHORT AND LONG TERM/MARINE/HYDRO...

.SYNOPSIS...(350 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008)
RAIN...SOME OF IT HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS VERY MOIST AIR
COMBINES WITH A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN THIS
AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL...ADDING TO THE
FLOODING POTENTIAL. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO
WITH ANY STORMS THAT CROSS THE WARM FRONT THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY
THE REMNANTS OF IKE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE THE REGION BRINGING THE
THREAT OF MORE HEAVY RAIN...ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(350 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008)
(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)
HYDRO ISSUES ARE THE BIG CONCERN IN THE NEAR TERM...ALONG WITH
POTENTIAL FOR SMALL TORNADOES AS A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL BE ACROSS
THE CWA THIS EVENING. FOR TONIGHT...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR ANY
UPDRAFTS FOR ROTATION IN THE VICINITY OF THE WARM FRONT WHICH IS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL CWA AT 20Z. SRH AND LCL HEIGHTS ARE VERY
CONDUCIVE FOR SPINNING UP A BRIEF TORNADO...ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT
SEEN ANY ROTATING UPDRAFTS THUS FAR. THE THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH AS
SFC BASED INSTABILITY DECREASES TONIGHT.

FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. VERY HIGH PWATS
AND SFC LOW MOVING THROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RAIN WITH SOME 1
TO 2 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT....BEFORE THE MAIN SLUG OF QPF
FROM IKE ARRIVES BY LATE AFTERNOON. COULD BE A WIND EVENT AS WELL
WITH MODELS CONTINUING TO SHOW 45 TO 50 KTS OF WIND NOT FAR OFF THE
SFC AT JXN ON SUNDAY EVENING. MAY NEED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE
SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA FOR SUNDAY NIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO QUIET DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY FOR THE UPCOMING
WORK WEEK AND THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEKEND COMPARED TO THE HEAVIER
RAINFALL OF THIS WEEKEND. UPPER TROUGHING WILL HOLD ON THROUGH A
GOOD PORTION OF THE DAY ON MON AS IT WILL BE REINFORCED BY ENERGY
DIVING IN ON ITS BACKSIDE. THIS WILL LIKELY KEEP CLOUD COVER IN FOR
A LITTLE WHILE LONGER DURING THE DAY ON MON. LACK OF DEEP MOISTURE
WILL KEEP PCPN POTENTIAL FAIRLY LOW ON MON...LOW ENOUGH TO PULL POPS
FROM THE FCST. FOG POTENTIAL LOOKS PRETTY GOOD MON NIGHT WILL HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN AND PLENTY OF RESIDUAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
HANGING AROUND.

HEIGHTS WILL BUILD AND TEMPS WILL WARM ALOFT AS THE TROUGH AXIS
SHIFTS EAST OF THE AREA BY TUE. DRIER AIR WILL SETTLE IN...ALLOWING
FOR INCREASING AMOUNTS OF SUNSHINE DURING THE DAY. TEMPS WILL
INITIALLY BE COOL EARLY TUE. UPPER RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BUILD TOWARD
THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR TEMPS TO SLOWLY
MODERATE THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A GOOD DEAL OF SUN. ONLY CAVEAT
COULD BE A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT TRYING TO SLIP THROUGH THE AREA MID
TO LATE WEEK. IF THIS MAKES IT DOWN...THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH
MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. TEMPS MIGHT END UP A LITTLE COOLER...HOWEVER
RAIN CHCS WILL BE PRETTY LOW THROUGH THE LONG TERM.

&&

.MARINE...(350 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008)
EXPECT WAVES IN THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE THIS EVENING SOUTH OF MUSKEGON
AS WINDS PICK UP SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT. WINDS AND WAVES REALLY ON
THE INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY EVENING AS THE REMNANTS OF IKE MOVE THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN.

&&

.AVIATION...(202 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008)
GENERAL AVIATION FORECAST IS QUITE STRAIGHT-FORWARD WITH PLENTY OF
RAIN...AND ASSOCIATED LOWER CIGS AND VSBYS THROUGH 18Z SUN. DETAILS
ARE MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN. MOST WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACROSS THE
TERMINALS LOOKS TO OCCUR UNTIL ABOUT 00Z THIS EVENING AS WAVE OF LOW
PRESSURE/LOW LEVEL JET MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THIS LOW LEVEL JET WILL
ALSO CREATE QUITE A BIT OF TURBULENCE IN THE LOWEST 5K FEET. IT DOES
NOT LOOK SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH IN THE LOWEST 2K FEET TO WARRANT LLWS
MENTION YET.

ONCE THESE FEATURES TRANSLATE EAST OF THE AREA...A RELATIVE
LULL IN THE ACTION IS EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
TOUGH CALL ON WHAT TO DO WITH CIGS AND VSBYS. DECIDED TO IMPROVE
VSBYS A BIT THIS EVENING AS HEAVIER RAINFALL MOVES OUT...BEFORE
DROPPING THEM OVERNIGHT WITH THE LOSS OF DIURNAL MIXING. CIGS WILL
LIKELY REMAIN FAIRLY LOW. SHOWERS WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA...AND
COULD LOCALLY AFFECT CIGS AND VSBYS. TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY ATTM TO
ACCOUNT FOR THIS IN TAF.

NEXT WIDESPREAD AREA OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN MID TO LATE
MORNING ON SUN AS THE REMNANTS FROM HURRICANE IKE PASS JUST SOUTH OF
THE AREA. THE BIGGEST IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE IS MORE LOWER CIGS AND
VSBYS IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN FOR THE I-94 TERMINALS AND KLAN.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...(340 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008)
WILL CONTINUE THE FLOOD WARNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE
SOUTHERN TWO ROWS OF COUNTIES AS MORE RAIN IS MOVING INTO THAT AREA
AND MANY STREAMS ARE ALREADY AT OR APPROACHING BANKFULL. NORTH OF
THE WARNING...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT...WHICH INCLUDES GRAND RAPIDS AND MUSKEGON. LOOKS LIKE THE
HEAVIEST RAIN FROM THE REMAINS OF IKE WILL BE ACROSS THE ST.
JOSEPH...KALAMAZOO AND EASTERN GRAND RIVER BASINS. VICKSBURG IS
CURRENTLY THE ONLY SITE FORECAST TO FLOOD...BUT SEVERAL OTHERS MAY
ALSO BE IN FLOOD BY EARLY NEXT WEEK IF CURRENT QPF VERIFIES. JACKSON
IS WITHIN A FOOT OF FLOOD STAGE ATTM AND WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY
WATCHED TONIGHT.

&&

.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT FOR ISABELLA...MUSKEGON..
GRATIOT...MONTCALM...OTTAWA...KENT...IONIA AND CLINTON COUNTIES.
LM...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS:     OSTUNO
SHORT TERM:   OSTUNO
LONG TERM:    NJJ
MARINE:       OSTUNO
AVIATION:     NJJ
HYDROLOGY:    OSTUNO

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 13, 10:45 AM EDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1045 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-141445-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
1045 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOME FLOODING
OF SMALL STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. THERE IS
ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO AS THUNDERSTORMS
CROSS A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH INTO SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MORE HEAVY RAIN...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WIND GUSTS...WILL
ARRIVE LATE SUNDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE MOVE THROUGH.
THE RAINS WILL ADD TO ANY ONGOING FLOODING THAT IS OCCURRING
ACROSS SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

LMZ844>849-141445-
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-
1045 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY RAIN...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND AREAS OF FOG WILL BE
ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. WAVES WILL BUILD TO
GREATER THAN 4 FEET ON SUNDAY AND GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON
SUNDAY NIGHT....ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF MUSKEGON.

OSTUNO

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 13, 2:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
212 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0210 PM     HEAVY RAIN       SPARTA                  43.16N 85.71W
09/13/2008  M2.34 INCH       KENT               MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

0210 PM     HEAVY RAIN       EAST GRAND RAPIDS       42.95N 85.61W
09/13/2008  M1.58 INCH       KENT               MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

&&

MKALEMBK

Local storm report, Sep 13, 2:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
217 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0216 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNE HOLLAND           42.81N 86.08W
09/13/2008  M1.57 INCH       OTTAWA             MI   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR TOTAL. 0.66 PAST 2 HOURS.

&&

MKALEMBK

Local storm report, Sep 13, 2:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
222 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 WNW LANSING           42.74N 84.66W
09/13/2008  M2.31 INCH       EATON              MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            24 HOUR TOTAL. 1.91 INCHES SINCE 9 AM THIS MORNING.

&&

NJJ

Local storm report, Sep 13, 2:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
237 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GRAND RAPIDS            42.96N 85.66W
09/13/2008  M2.01 INCH       KENT               MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            UPDATED 24 HOUR TOTAL. REPORT FROM WOOD TV STUDIO IN
            DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS.

&&

NJJ

Local storm report, Sep 13, 2:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
241 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HASTINGS                42.65N 85.29W
09/13/2008  M2.00 INCH       BARRY              MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            FROM 7 AM TO 2 PM TODAY.

0241 PM     HEAVY RAIN       PLAINWELL               42.45N 85.64W
09/13/2008  M3.69 INCH       ALLEGAN            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

&&

MKALEMBK

Special weather statement, Sep 13, 3:53 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
353 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

MIZ071>073-132100-
CALHOUN-KALAMAZOO-VAN BUREN-
353 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 349 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF BANGOR TO 24 MILES WEST OF DECATUR...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...

  COVERT...             HARTFORD...           MCDONALD...
  KEELER...             BANGOR...             LAWRENCE...
  BREEDSVILLE...        HAMILTON TWP...       GLENDALE...
  BLOOMINGDALE...       DECATUR...            PAW PAW...
  GOBLES...             KENDALL...            LAWTON...
  MATTAWAN...           PORTER TWP...         ALAMO...

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS...WINDS UP TO 50
MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.

LAT...LON 4224 8623 4225 8634 4237 8627 4243 8533
      4207 8524 4207 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 254DEG 43KT 4221 8620 4201 8636

NJJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 12, 9:58 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo	13 days
Sep 12, 11:00 PM EDT	Flood Watch	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 10 more	41 hr
Sep 13, 4:06 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		6 hr
Sep 13, 10:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson and 2 more	4 days
Sep 13, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Kalamazoo, Van Buren	67 min
Sep 13, 4:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo	42 min
Sep 13, 5:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GRR	Calhoun, Kalamazoo	50 min
Sep 13, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Eaton	47 min
Sep 13, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Ingham	60 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.