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Flood Watch 4, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

April 27, 200914 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this flood watch at Apr 27, 2009, 4:04 PM EDT for 14 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Apr 27, 2009, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 27, 2009, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 27, 2009, 10:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 28, 2009, 11:00 AM EDT
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Flood severity: None

Counties Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Apr 27, 1:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 1:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 12:22 PM EDT, 3 hours 42 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
Apr 26, 8:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Gratiot, Kent, Montcalm, Ottawa	87 days
Apr 26, 11:04 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham	25 hr
Apr 26, 11:04 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Kent	12 hr
Apr 26, 11:04 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Mason	7 days
Apr 26, 11:04 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Newaygo	34 hr
Apr 26, 11:04 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Isabella	37 hr
Apr 27, 3:18 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more	14 hr
Apr 27, 4:04 AM EDT	Gale Warning	GRR		12 hr
Apr 27, 10:12 AM EDT	River Flood Watch	GRR	Kalamazoo	14 hr
Apr 27, 11:15 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Kent	29 hr
Apr 27, 11:33 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Jackson	21 hr
Apr 27, 4:18 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		24 hr

Nearby

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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.