River Flood Warning 27, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1113 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

LATEST UPDATE...SHORT TERM...

.SYNOPSIS...(424 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009)
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY TODAY.
THIS WILL BRING A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
MILD IN THE 40S.

A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT AND
DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A GOOD THREAT
OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO THE I-94 CORRIDOR...WITH LOWER CHANCES FURTHER
NORTH. MORE RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG WARM
FRONT MOVES UP INTO THE AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO
THE AREA FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

QUIET WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND AS A STRONG AREA
OF HIGH PRESSURE SITS OVER THE REGION.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(1113 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009)
(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
STILL EXPECTING CLOUDS TO MIX OUT ACROSS THE CWA BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON.  HOWEVER THIS SUNSHINE WILL BE BRIEF AS HIGH CLOUDS WILL
ALREADY BY ON THE INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING.  HAVE GONE SLIGHTLY
MORE PESSIMISTIC ON THE CLOUDS FOR TODAY DUE TO THE INCREASE THAT IS
EXPECTED LATER.  BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS WITH TEMPS HOLD AROUND 30
ACROSS THE NORTH IN SUNSHINE...HAVE TWEAKED THE MAX TEMPS DOWNWARD
SLIGHTLY.

A SHORT WAVE/PV ANOMALY MOVING INTO AZ THIS MORNING WILL SHOOT NE
FAIRLY QUICKLY...AND WILL AFFECT OUR WEATHER TONIGHT. MODELS SHOW A
60+ KT LLJ FIRING UP ACROSS IL AND IN THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE WAVE
AND THEN TRANSLATING EAST THROUGH TUE MORNING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS IL/IN AND
PERHAPS EVEN AS FAR NORTH AS EXTREME LOWER MI. THE BEST CONVERGENCE
AT THE NOSE OF THE LLJ COULD EXTEND AS FAR NORTH AS I-94.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PCPN WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF I-96
TONIGHT AS ANY PCPN GENERATED FROM THE LLJ WILL TRACK EAST PARALLEL
TO THE DEEP LAYER THICKNESSES. IT SEEMS THAT THE MODELS ARE
SPREADING THE QPF OUT A BIT MORE THAN WHAT SHOULD OCCUR IN REALITY.
THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF ISENTROPIC ASCENT ONGOING OVER THE ENTIRE
CWFA...WHICH JUSTIFIES AT LEAST A LOW CHC POP. WE THINK THAT THE
HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE CWFA LIKE THE SREF AND
GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN INDICATE.

THE LLJ WILL MOVE EAST...AND BRING SOME SORT OF LULL TO THE AREA IN
ITS WAKE FOR TUE MORNING. THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AT BEST AS
ADDITIONAL ADVECTION OF WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL OCCUR. THE SFC FRONT
EXPECTED TO BE JUST SOUTH OF THE BORDER TUE MORNING WILL SLOWLY MOVE
NORTH AS THE MAIN SYSTEM COMES OUT OF THE PLAINS. WE EXPECT THAT
ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH
OF THE FRONT. THIS SHOULD REMAIN OVER THE SRN HALF OF THE CWFA MOST
OF THE DAY ON TUE.

THE FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE THROUGH MOST OF THE CWFA TUE EVENING
AS THE SFC LOW INTENSIFIES TO OUR WEST AND MOVES INTO CANADA. THIS
WILL HELP TO PUSH A FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH BY 06Z WED. TEMPS WILL WARM
THROUGH TUE EVENING INTO THE 50S AT MANY LOCATIONS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. THE STRONG DYNAMICS WITH THIS SYSTEM AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT
EXPECTED TO BE OVERHEAD WOULD CAUSE CONCERN FOR A SEVERE WX OUTBREAK
ACROSS THE AREA. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE BEST FORCING COMES THROUGH
LATE EVENING/OVERNIGHT. MODELS INDICATE VERY LITTLE SFC BASED
INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED.

H850 TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP AT LEAST INTO THE NEGATIVE LOWER
TEENS IF NOT A BIT COLDER. THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR SOME LAKE EFFECT
CLOUDS AND SOME SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. WE WILL REMAIN
ON THE ANTI-CYCLONIC SIDE OF THE UPPER JET...AND DIURNAL DISRUPTION
OF ANY LAKE EFFECT WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS FROM ACCUMULATING MUCH IF
ANY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE FAIRLY STIFF FROM THE WEST. MODELS INDICATE
THE POTENTIAL OF MIXING 40 KNOTS DOWN TO THE SFC. A WIND ADVISORY
WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AT SOME POINT.

&&

.LONG TERM...(424 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009)
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
A VERY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN IS IN STORE FOR SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.  THE SHORT STORY IS A 1051 MB HIGH OVER NRN
BRITISH COLUMBIA SUNDAY EVENING MOVES SOUTHEAST....MOVING INTO
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY. FROM THEN
THROUGH SATURDAY THAT HIGH SLOWLY MOVES EAST AND MODIFIES IN THE MID
MARCH SUNSHINE. THAT HIGH WILL HAVE MOST OF ITS SURFACE AREA OVER
AREAS WITH LITTLE SNOW COVER.  THUS I SEE A SLOW WARM UP WITH A FAIR
AMOUNT OF AFTERNOON SUNSHINE THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD.

ONE POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THIS ROSY IMAGE IS THE ARCTIC FRONT.
IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A 1041 MB HIGH OVER THE NORTH POLE. THAT FRONT
STALLS JUST NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR OVER THE WEEKEND. THE JET STREAK
THAT DRIVES THE FRONT SOUTH COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PUSH THE
FRONT INTO THE GRR CWA AND IF THAT HAPPENED WE WOULD SEE SNOW
SHOWERS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEKEND. FOR NOW I DO NOT
SEE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THAT AS THE SOUTHERN STREAM JET CONTINUES TO
BE CONFLUENT WITH THE NORTHERN STREAM JET NEAR THE GREAT LAKES INTO
NEXT WEEKEND.  THAT SUGGESTS TO ME THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL STAY
NORTH IN SOUTHERN CANADA...AT LEAST FOR A FEW MORE DAYS.

&&

.AVIATION...(745 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009)
IR LOOPS SHOW THE LOW CLOUDS CLEARING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
OVER LAKE MICHIGAN AS OF 7 AM THIS MORNING. I EXPECT THE CIGS TO
CLEAR FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE CWA BETWEEN 10 AM AT
MKG TO 1 PM AT JXN (USING TIMING TOOL).  RIDGING SURFACE AND ALOFT
COMBINED WITH WARM AIR ADVECTION AT LOW TO MID LEVELS WILL BE WHAT
FORCES THE CLEARING TODAY.

THE NEXT UPSTREAM WAVE ON THE FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS BACK TO THE AREA TOWARD TUESDAY MORNING. I USED BUFKIT
GFS AS MY PRIMARY TOOL FOR BRINGING THE RAIN AND CLOUDS BACK IN TO
THE TAF SITES.  I DID NOT PUT THUNDERSTORMS IN THE TAFS AS THE BEST
FORCING FOR THAT WILL BE NEAR I-80 SO GIVEN THIS IS HAPPENING AT
NIGHT... IT SEEMED TO ME THE CONVECTION WOULD STAY SOUTH OF THE TAF
SITES.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...(424 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009)
WEEKEND RAINFALL TOTALS RANGED FROM AROUND AN INCH OVER A GOOD
PORTION OF THE CWFA...TO LOCALLY 2.5 INCHES IN MANY ISOLATED
LOCATIONS. RIVERS AND STREAMS HAVE COME UP QUITE A BIT...HOWEVER
ONLY THREE LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. AREAL
FLOODING WAS NOT AN ISSUE PER AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS ON SUN
EVENING.

AFTER ONLY A BRIEF BREAK IN THE RAINFALL...THE NEXT POTENTIAL EVENT
COULD POTENTIALLY COME LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY.
THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE THE RAINFALL
WILL BE CONCENTRATED. IT APPEARS THE BEST THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL STAY JUST SOUTH OF THE CWFA...AND AMOUNTS OF HALF AN INCH OR SO
WILL BE LIKELY. IF THE SWATH OF HEAVY RAINFALL LOOKS TO BE FURTHER
NORTH...WE COULD HAVE OVER AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAIN AND BE LOOKING
AT FLOODING ISSUES. THIS WILL BE MONITORED.

&&

.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS:    NJJ
SHORT TERM:  NJJ JK
LONG TERM:   WDM
AVIATION:    WDM
HYDROLOGY:   NJJ

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
548 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

LMZ844>849-MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-
101000-
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-MASON-LAKE-
OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-
GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-
VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
548 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...
CENTRAL MICHIGAN...SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
AND WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE INTERSTATE 94 AREA AFTER 4 AM. WHILE THE
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RAIN AREA ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
BE SEVERE...RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCALLY HEAVY. THIS WILL
ONLY EXASPERATE ON GOING FLOOD ISSUES IN THAT AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WAVE ON THE WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM
THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY WILL BRING A SURGE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 94 AREA BEFORE NOON.

AS THE PRIMARY SYSTEM CROSSES SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN TUESDAY
EVENING...A AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRECEDE THAT
FRONTAL SYSTEM. THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TUESDAY EVENING SEEMS TO
HAVE DIMINISHED SINCE THE TIMING OF THE CONVECTION HAS BEEN
DELAYED.

ONCE THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT...
IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY AND MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FOLLOW...AS WILL
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BY SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY.

GIVEN THE RAIN FROM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY PLUS THE ADDED RAINFALL TUESDAY...
EXPECT FLOODING ISSUES TO CONTINUE MOST OF THE WEEK NEAR CREEKS...
STREAMS AND RIVERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. PLEASE RELAY ANY FLOODING OR
HEAVY RAINFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

WDM

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1138 AM EDT MON MAR 09 2009

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

1145 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MOUNT PLEASANT          43.60N 84.77W
03/07/2009  M1.20 INCH       ISABELLA           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT FELL FROM 9AM TO 1145AM.

0432 PM     HEAVY RAIN       8 E GRANT               43.33N 85.65W
03/07/2009  M1.00 INCH       NEWAYGO            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS RAINFALL SINCE THIS MORNING.

0555 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NW MONTAGUE           43.46N 86.42W
03/07/2009  M0.77 INCH       MUSKEGON           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAINFALL SINCE THIS MORNING

0557 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WNW LANSING           42.75N 84.60W
03/07/2009  E0.78 INCH       INGHAM             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAINFALL SINCE THIS MORNING

0837 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GREENVILLE              43.18N 85.26W
03/07/2009  M0.70 INCH       MONTCALM           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS A 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY
            DENSE FOG OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS WAS DEVELOPING AT THE
            TIME OF THE REPORT.

0845 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BELLEVUE                42.44N 85.02W
03/07/2009  M1.00 INCH       EATON              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS THE TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE DAY. THERE WAS 0.48 OF
            AN INCH THAT FELL PRIOR TO 3PM...WITH 0.52 OF AN INCH
            THAT FELL SINCE 3PM.

0932 PM     HEAVY RAIN       NORTON SHORES           43.16N 86.26W
03/07/2009  M0.66 INCH       MUSKEGON           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0940 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OKEMOS                  42.72N 84.43W
03/07/2009  M0.95 INCH       INGHAM             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS THE TOTAL RAINFALL FOR TODAY.

0940 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NE MOUNT PLEASANT     43.65N 84.70W
03/07/2009  M1.17 INCH       ISABELLA           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS A DAILY RAINFALL TOTAL.

0945 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E BATTLE CREEK        42.32N 85.14W
03/07/2009  M1.23 INCH       CALHOUN            MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THIS IS THE TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 6AM TODAY.

1035 PM     HEAVY RAIN       ST. JOHNS               43.00N 84.56W
03/07/2009  M0.75 INCH       CLINTON            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS THE DAILY RAINFALL TOTAL.

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PLAINWELL               42.44N 85.64W
03/08/2009  M1.04 INCH       ALLEGAN            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0932 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 W STOCKBRIDGE         42.45N 84.30W
03/08/2009  M1.31 INCH       INGHAM             MI   COCORAHS

1028 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MUSKEGON                43.22N 86.25W
03/08/2009  M0.74 INCH       MUSKEGON           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 36 HOURS

1028 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E BATTLE CREEK        42.32N 85.14W
03/08/2009  M1.78 INCH       CALHOUN            MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 6 AM SATURDAY. SINCE 945 PM LAST
            EVENING 0.55

1120 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ENE GRAND JUNCTION    42.41N 86.05W
03/08/2009  M1.39 INCH       VAN BUREN          MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS A WEEKEND TOTAL.

0301 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E BATTLE CREEK        42.32N 85.14W
03/08/2009  M2.02 INCH       CALHOUN            MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THIS IS THE TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 6AM MARCH 7. THERE WAS
            0.24 OF AN INCH THAT FELL SINCE 1028 AM.

0345 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BELLEVUE                42.44N 85.02W
03/08/2009  M1.50 INCH       EATON              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS THE TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE YESTERDAY. THERE WAS
            0.50 OF AN INCH THAT FELL SO FAR TODAY.

0350 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WNW HOLTON            43.44N 86.15W
03/08/2009  M1.70 INCH       MUSKEGON           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS THE TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING.

0534 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NW MONTAGUE           43.46N 86.42W
03/08/2009  M0.91 INCH       MUSKEGON           MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            THIS IS A 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0600 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BELLEVUE                42.44N 85.02W
03/08/2009  M1.75 INCH       EATON              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS A STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. THERE WAS 0.75 OF AN INCH
            THAT FELL TODAY.

0606 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 WNW LANSING           42.76N 84.64W
03/08/2009  M1.58 INCH       EATON              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL. 0.80 PAST 24 HOURS CORRECTED TIME

0623 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E BATTLE CREEK        42.32N 85.14W
03/08/2009  M2.39 INCH       CALHOUN            MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STORM TOTAL. 0.37 SINCE 3 PM

0629 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HOLT                    42.64N 84.52W
03/08/2009  M1.34 INCH       INGHAM             MI   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

0629 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 WNW LANSING           42.77N 84.66W
03/08/2009  M1.54 INCH       EATON              MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            STORM TOTAL

0630 PM     FLOOD            1 NNE JACKSON           42.26N 84.40W
03/08/2009                   JACKSON            MI   COCORAHS

            BASEMENT FLOODING IS BEING REPORTED IN A RESIDENCE. SOME
            STREET FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING.

0645 PM     FLOOD            3 W BROOKFIELD          42.46N 84.85W
03/08/2009                   EATON              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MILLER HIGHWAY NEAR BAUM RD IS BEING WASHED OUT IN SPOTS.

0725 PM     HEAVY RAIN       ST. JOHNS               43.00N 84.56W
03/08/2009  M1.09 INCH       CLINTON            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS THE TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING.

0728 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OSHTEMO                 42.26N 85.68W
03/08/2009  M2.43 INCH       KALAMAZOO          MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS THE TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING. THERE
            WAS 1.20 INCHES OF RAIN TODAY.

0731 PM     HEAVY RAIN       NORTON SHORES           43.16N 86.26W
03/08/2009  M1.42 INCH       MUSKEGON           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS A STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING.
            THERE WAS 0.76 OF AN INCH THAT FELL DURING THE LAST 22
            HOURS.

0845 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NE MOUNT PLEASANT     43.65N 84.70W
03/08/2009  M1.85 INCH       ISABELLA           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS THE TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE YESTERDAY. THERE WAS
            0.68 OF AN INCH THAT FELL TODAY.

0851 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NNE MASON             42.63N 84.41W
03/08/2009  M1.61 INCH       INGHAM             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS THE TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE YESTERDAY. THE 24 HOUR
            TOTAL ENDING AT 850PM WAS 0.81 OF AN INCH.

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MASON                   42.58N 84.44W
03/09/2009  M2.20 INCH       INGHAM             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS A STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 8AM MARCH 7 TO 8PM
            MARCH 8.

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PLAINWELL               42.44N 85.64W
03/09/2009  M2.14 INCH       ALLEGAN            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS IS STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE MARCH 7 AND ENDING AT
            MIDNIGHT MARCH 9.

0440 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNW LANSING           42.75N 84.56W
03/09/2009  U0.00 INCH       INGHAM             MI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            THE RIVER WALK IN LANSING UNDER THE BRIDGE ON THE GRAND
            RIVER NEAR NORTH GRAND RIVER AVENUE BRIDGE HAS WATER
            FLOWING ON IT.

1028 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NE MOUNT PLEASANT     43.62N 84.75W
03/09/2009  M0.94 INCH       ISABELLA           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .2 SNOWFALL.

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1142 AM EDT MON MAR 09 2009

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

0230 PM     HAIL             ALLEGAN                 42.53N 85.86W
03/08/2009  E0.25 INCH       ALLEGAN            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED COVERING THE GROUND.

0245 PM     HAIL             WAYLAND                 42.67N 85.64W
03/08/2009  M0.25 INCH       ALLEGAN            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0415 PM     LIGHTNING        2 NNE ROCKFORD          43.14N 85.55W
03/08/2009                   KENT               MI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A HOME WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND IS ON FIRE.

0415 PM     LIGHTNING        2 E KENTWOOD            42.89N 85.54W
03/08/2009                   KENT               MI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND IS ON FIRE.

0427 PM     HAIL             PENNFIELD               42.37N 85.10W
03/08/2009  M0.25 INCH       CALHOUN            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&