Alert archive / Michigan / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this high wind warning at Oct 25, 2010, 3:37 PM EDT for 23 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Oct 26, 2010, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 42 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2010, 3:37 PM EDT (19:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2010, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2010, 1:57 AM EDT
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
All 23 counties
Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, 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, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Lake County, MI, Mason County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Osceola County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 9:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ese Big Rapids, MI | BRANCHES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. |
| Oct 26, 11:12 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Martin, MI | SPOTTER REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN MARTIN. THERE ARE REPORTEDLY UP TO A DOZEN TREES DOWN BETWEEN ALLEGAN... HOPKINS... AND MARTIN. TIME IS RADAR ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 26, 11:17 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bath, MI | 16 TO 18 INCH TREE DOWN IN BATH VIA HAM RADIO. |
| Oct 26, 11:25 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cooper, MI | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN COOPER TOWNSHIP. |
| Oct 26, 11:40 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Plainwell, MI | 12 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN BLOCKING 9TH STREET. |
| Oct 26, 11:50 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | N Lowell, MI | MINOR FLOODING IN THE LOWELL AREA NEAR WEST MAIN AND HUDSON...GRAND RIVER AND SEGWUN...AND MINOR RURAL FIELD FLOOING. |
| Oct 26, 12:05 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 44 | 4 Sse Muskegon, MI | RECORDED AT THE MUSKEGON COUNTY AIRPORT. |
| Oct 26, 1:29 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 2 S Holland, MI | |
| Oct 26, 1:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 4 Sse Kalamazoo, MI | |
| Oct 26, 1:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 1 Nw Battle Creek, MI | |
| Oct 26, 1:43 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 4 Ssw Muskegon, MI | |
| Oct 26, 1:55 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 3 Sw Fremont, MI | |
| Oct 26, 2:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 3 Sw Fremont, MI | MEASURED WIND GUST AT FREMONT AWOS. |
| Oct 26, 2:26 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | 5 Nnw Lansing, MI | MEASURED AT LANSING CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT. |
| Oct 26, 2:51 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 S Holland, MI | AT TULIP CITY AIRPORT |
| Oct 26, 2:55 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 4 Sse South Haven, MI | MEASURED WIND GUST AT SOUTH HAVEN AWOS. |
| Oct 26, 3:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Whitehall, MI | WHITEHALL POLICE TREE DOWN ON 2 HOMES WITH A 25 INCH DIAMETER. BROKE OFF 5 FIVE UP FROM GROUND |
| Oct 26, 3:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Whitehall, MI | A LARGE OLD TREE WITH A 25 INCH TRUNK FELL DOWN ON 2 HOMES IN THE 800 BLK OF E ALICE ST. IT BROKE OFF 5 FEET UP FROM THE GROUND. A ROTTED 20 INCH DIAMETER TREE FELL DOWN ON WHITEHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL. REPORT BY WHITEHALL POLICE DEPARTMENT. |
| Oct 26, 3:11 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | East Grand Rapids, MI | RECORDED AT MEMORIAL FIELD. |
| Oct 26, 3:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 W Muskegon, MI | MEASURED WIND GUST AT THE MUSKEGON GLERL SITE. THIS GUST ALSO OCCURRED AT 430 PM. |
| Oct 26, 3:25 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 4 Nnw Grand Rapids, MI | WIND GUST MEASURED AT WZZM TV IN WALKER. |
| Oct 26, 3:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Comstock Park, MI | MEASURED WIND GUST. |
| Oct 26, 3:46 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 4 E Kentwood, MI | MEASURED AT GERALD R FORD INTL AIRPORT IN GRAND RAPIDS. |
| Oct 26, 3:55 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 2 Ene Ludington, MI | MEASURED WIND GUST AT LUDINGTON AWOS. |
| Oct 26, 4:05 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | Hersey, MI | MEASURED WIND GUST. |
| Oct 26, 4:45 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sunfield, MI | LIVE 30 INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED AND FELL ON A HOUSE |
| Oct 26, 5:14 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 4 Sse Muskegon, MI | MEASURED WIND GUST AT MUSKEGON ASOS. |
| Oct 26, 7:05 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | East Grand Rapids, MI | QUARTER INCH HAIL REPORTED IN EAST GRAND RAPIDS. |
| Oct 26, 8:05 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 4 W Muskegon, MI | MEASURED WIND GUST AT THE MUSKEGON GLERL SITE. |
| Oct 27, 9:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 W Muskegon, MI | MUSKEGON GLERL |
| Oct 27, 9:47 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Big Sable Point, MI | |
| Oct 27, 10:39 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Sw Shelby, MI | A FEW SMALL LIMBS DOWN |
| Oct 27, 10:40 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Big Sable Point, MI | |
| Oct 27, 11:26 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Hersey, MI | |
| Oct 27, 11:27 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | East Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Oct 27, 11:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 3 Sw Fremont, MI | |
| Oct 27, 11:58 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 4 Nnw Grand Rapids, MI | MEASURED AT WZZM TV IN WALKER. |
| Oct 27, 12:06 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 3 Nnw Holland, MI | HIGHEST GUST AT THIS LOCATION THROUGH 430 PM TODAY. |
| Oct 27, 12:11 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Comstock Park, MI | |
| Oct 27, 12:25 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 4 Sse Muskegon, MI | |
| Oct 27, 12:29 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 5 Nnw Lansing, MI | |
| Oct 27, 12:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 1 S Mount Pleasant, MI | A 3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON THE CAMPUS OF CMU. THE TREE WAS ALIVE BUT UNHEALTHY. |
| Oct 27, 1:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Evart, MI | MEASURED WIND GUST AT THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT FIELD OFFICE IN EVART. |
| Oct 27, 2:44 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 52 | Hersey, MI | |
| Oct 27, 2:44 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Hersey, MI | CORRECTED FOR EVENT TYPE. |
| Oct 27, 3:09 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 4 E Kentwood, MI | MEASURED AT GERALD R FORD INTL AIRPORT IN GRAND RAPIDS. |
| Oct 27, 3:35 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 S Ionia, MI | MEASURED AT THE IONIA COUNTY AIRPORT AWOS. |
| Oct 27, 4:06 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | East Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Oct 27, 4:26 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Greenville, MI | HAM RADIO REPORTED 53 MPH ON A HOME STATION. |
| Oct 27, 4:51 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 4 E Kentwood, MI | GERALD R. FORD AIRPORT |
| Oct 27, 5:05 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 4 Nnw Grand Rapids, MI | WZZM 13 |
| Oct 27, 5:38 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 4 E Kentwood, MI | PEAK WIND AT GERALD R. FORD AIRPORT |
| Oct 27, 5:54 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Nw Battle Creek, MI | MEASURED AT W.K. KELLOGG AIRPORT IN BATTLE CREEK. |
| Oct 27, 6:05 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | East Grand Rapids, MI | MEASURED WIND GUST FROM MEMORIAL FIELD IN DOWNTOWN EAST GRAND RAPIDS. |
| Oct 27, 6:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Grand Rapids, MI | KENT COUNTY WEIGHMASTER REPORTS 16 TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY SINCE 3 PM TODAY. |
| Oct 27, 8:33 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 W Holland, MI | REPORTED AT SPYGLASS CONDOS. PEAK WIND GUST WAS 69 MPH AT 238 PM THIS AFTERNOON. |
| Oct 27, 8:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 2 Sw Holland, MI | |
| Oct 27, 9:05 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 4 W Muskegon, MI | MEASURED WIND GUST AT MUSKEGON GLERL. THIS IS THE PEAK WIND GUST SO FAR TODAY. |
| Oct 27, 9:28 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Sse Muskegon, MI | MEASURED AT MUSKEGON COUNTY AIRPORT. |
| Oct 27, 9:53 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 S Holland, MI | MEASURED AT TULIP CITY AIRPORT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 165 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
938 WWUS73 KGRR 251937 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 337 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2010 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-260345- /O.UPG.KGRR.HW.A.0001.101026T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.HW.W.0001.101026T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 337 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FALLING TREES AND LIMBS. * POWER OUTAGES. * LAWN FURNITURE AND LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWING AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH OR MORE TUESDAY THOUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
11 follow-up statements
159 WWUS73 KGRR 260211 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1011 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2010 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-261015- /O.CON.KGRR.HW.W.0001.101026T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1011 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FALLING TREES AND LIMBS. * POWER OUTAGES. * LAWN FURNITURE AND LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWING AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH OR MORE TUESDAY THOUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE. * MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRESH BATTERIES FOR FLASH LIGHTS AND GASOLINE FOR GENERATORS IN CASE OF POWER LOSS. && $$ 93
765 WWUS73 KGRR 260740 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 340 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-261545- /O.CON.KGRR.HW.W.0001.101026T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 340 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FALLING TREES AND LIMBS. * POWER OUTAGES. * LAWN FURNITURE AND LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWING AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH OR MORE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND INCREASE AGAIN TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE. * MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRESH BATTERIES FOR FLASH LIGHTS AND GASOLINE FOR GENERATORS IN CASE OF POWER LOSS. && $$ 93
263 WWUS73 KGRR 261455 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1055 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-262300- /O.CON.KGRR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1055 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FALLING TREES AND LIMBS. * POWER OUTAGES. * LAWN FURNITURE AND LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWING AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH OR MORE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND INCREASE AGAIN TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE. * MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRESH BATTERIES FOR FLASH LIGHTS AND GASOLINE FOR GENERATORS IN CASE OF POWER LOSS. && $$ MEADE
391 WWUS73 KGRR 261958 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 358 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-270400- /O.CON.KGRR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 358 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FALLING TREES AND LIMBS. * POWER OUTAGES. * LAWN FURNITURE AND LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWING AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH OR MORE THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY. * WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT BUT INCREASE AGAIN TO 60 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE. * MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRESH BATTERIES FOR FLASH LIGHTS AND GASOLINE FOR GENERATORS IN CASE OF POWER LOSS. && $$ OSTUNO
832 WWUS73 KGRR 270212 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1012 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-271015- /O.CON.KGRR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1012 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FALLING TREES AND LIMBS. * POWER OUTAGES. * LAWN FURNITURE AND LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWING AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 55 MPH TONIGHT ALONG THE LAKE SHORE AND 40 MPH OVER INLAND LOCATIONS. * WIND GUSTS WILL RAMP UP RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY MID MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH EXPECTED EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE. * MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRESH BATTERIES FOR FLASH LIGHTS AND GASOLINE FOR GENERATORS IN CASE OF POWER LOSS. && $$ 93
460 WWUS73 KGRR 270241 CCA NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1041 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-271100- /O.COR.KGRR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1041 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FALLING TREES AND LIMBS. * POWER OUTAGES. * LAWN FURNITURE AND LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWING AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 55 MPH TONIGHT ALONG THE LAKE SHORE AND 40 MPH OVER INLAND LOCATIONS. * WIND GUSTS WILL RAMP UP RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY MID MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE. * MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRESH BATTERIES FOR FLASH LIGHTS AND GASOLINE FOR GENERATORS IN CASE OF POWER LOSS. && $$ 93
625 WWUS73 KGRR 270740 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 340 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-271545- /O.CON.KGRR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 340 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FALLING TREES AND LIMBS. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS BLOWING AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND GUSTS WILL RAMP UP RAPIDLY THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE. * MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRESH BATTERIES FOR FLASH LIGHTS AND GASOLINE FOR GENERATORS IN CASE OF POWER LOSS. && $$ 93
622 WWUS73 KGRR 271528 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1128 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-272330- /O.CON.KGRR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1128 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FALLING TREES AND LIMBS. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS BLOWING AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE. * MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRESH BATTERIES FOR FLASH LIGHTS AND GASOLINE FOR GENERATORS IN CASE OF POWER LOSS. && $$ OSTUNO
222 WWUS73 KGRR 271956 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 356 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-280000- /O.CON.KGRR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 356 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FALLING TREES AND LIMBS. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS BLOWING AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE. * MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRESH BATTERIES FOR FLASH LIGHTS AND GASOLINE FOR GENERATORS IN CASE OF POWER LOSS. && $$ OSTUNO
834 WWUS73 KGRR 272338 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 738 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-057>059-065>067-072>074-280600- /O.CAN.KGRR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WI.Y.0004.101027T2338Z-101028T0600Z/ LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT- IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT... BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS... IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO... BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 738 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FALLING LIMBS. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS BLOWING AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-280600- /O.EXT.KGRR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 738 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FALLING TREES AND LIMBS. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS BLOWING AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE LAKESHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE. * MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRESH BATTERIES FOR FLASH LIGHTS AND GASOLINE FOR GENERATORS IN CASE OF POWER LOSS. && * A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NJJ
666 WWUS73 KGRR 280557 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 157 AM EDT THU OCT 28 2010 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-280700- /O.CAN.KGRR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 157 AM EDT THU OCT 28 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. IMPACTS... * SOME SMALLER LOOSE OBJECTS COULD STILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND INTO THE MORNING HOURS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-057>059-065>067-072>074-280700- /O.CAN.KGRR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-101028T0600Z/ LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT- IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT... BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS... IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO... BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 157 AM EDT THU OCT 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. IMPACTS... * SOME SMALLER LOOSE OBJECTS COULD STILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND INTO THE MORNING HOURS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ NJJ
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Oct 25, 3:28 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 3:28 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
328 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2010
LATEST UPDATE...SYNOPSIS/SHORT AND LONG TERM/MARINE/HYDRO...
.SYNOPSIS...(328 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2010)
A POWERFUL AUTUMN STORM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO LOWER MICHIGAN
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON TUESDAY
MORNING WITH STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS
POSSIBLE ALONG WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO
60 MPH AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STORM
WILL ONLY SLOWLY WEAKEN WITH WINDS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE EVEN ON
THURSDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(328 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2010)
(TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. THIS WILL BE A
HISTORIC WIND EVENT SIMILAR IN MAGNITUDE TO THE 10 NOVEMBER 1998
STORM. EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN THAT STORM...THIS EVENT WILL
PERSIST FOR A LONGER TIME AS THE LOW OCCLUDES AND SLOWLY SPINS DOWN
NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
EVEN BEFORE THE GRADIENT WINDS HIT...WE WILL BE DEALING WITH
POTENTIAL FOR A WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT AS SHEAR PROFILES
AND SYNOPTIC SET UP POINT TO AN NCFR/SERIAL DERECHO WITH EMBEDDED
MESOS MOVING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA ROUGHLY FROM 12Z TO 18Z
TUESDAY. MODEL TIMING OF THIS FEATURE IS STILL NOT NAILED DOWN AS
THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE A A FEWER HOURS SLOWER THAN THE GFS. IT
DOES APPEAR THAT THE FRONT WILL CLEAR AT LEAST THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE FORECAST AREA BY 18Z...WHICH WOULD ALLOW SOME SUBSIDENCE TO MOVE
IN AND MIX DOWN WARNING CRITERIA WINDS.
FURTHER EAST...THERE MAY BE MORE OF A LULL FOR TUESDAY EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS THE DRYING/SUBSIDENCE WILL ARRIVE CLOSER TO SUNSET BUT
ENVIRONMENTAL WINDS ARE VERY STRONG AND WARNING CRITERIA GUSTS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING.
WHATEVER LULL OCCURS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS ALL MODELS
HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING DEEP MIXING FOR WEDNESDAY WITH VERY IMPRESSIVE
TROP FOLD...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FORECAST AREA. COULD SEE
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY...EVEN IF MIXING IS NOT NEARLY AS
DEEP...GIVEN THE IMPRESSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL WINDS GREATER THAN 60 KTS
DOWN BELOW 5 KFT AGL.
DIURNAL DECREASE IN MIXING COMBINED WITH SLOWLY FILLING OCCLUDED LOW
SHOULD BRING AN END TO THE HIGH WINDS WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT GUSTS
WILL STILL BE APPROACHING 40 TO 50 MPH OVERNIGHT. EXPECT WIDESPREAD
IMPACTS FROM THIS EVENT...TO INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES.
&&
.LONG TERM...(328 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2010)
(THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)
THE MAIN LONG TERM FCST ISSUE CONCERNS HIGH WINDS CONTINUING INTO
THURSDAY.
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS IN PLACE THURSDAY KEEPING THE
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTS GOING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE WE RAISED FCST WIND SPEEDS/GUSTS SOME MORE. I ALSO EXPECT
SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS WITH DECENT LOW TO MID LEVEL
MOISTURE AND WITH H8 TEMPS DOWN AROUND -4 TO -6 C THROUGH THE DAY.
TEMPS WILL AVG A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY IN THE BRISK NW FLOW
CAA REGIME. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY NEAR NORMAL TEMPS AND
PREDOMINANTLY DRY WX FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...(100 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2010)
MVFR CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW CLOUDS THIS AFTN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT TO VFR CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTN AND EVE AS
DRIER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST WHICH SHOULD HELP TO
BREAK UP THE LOW CLOUDS.
A ROBUST LOW LEVEL JET WILL MOVE IN LATE TONIGHT RESULTING IN LOW
LEVEL WIND SHEAR PARTICULARLY AROUND AND AFTER 09Z. SOUTHERLY SFC
WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 TO 40 KTS ARE ANTICIPATED AROUND AND AFTER
12Z TUESDAY AS A POTENTIALLY GUSTY LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVES
IN JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE CERTAINLY
POSSIBLE WITH THE CONVECTIVE LINE. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SSW TO
SOUTHWEST AND CONTINUE TO GUST TO AT LEAST 35 TO 40 KTS THROUGH 18Z
TUE AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
&&
.MARINE...(328 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2010)
STORM WARNING CONTINUES. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN TUESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
STORM FORCE WINDS AND WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH GALES LIKELY PERSISTING THROUGH
THURSDAY.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...(328 PM EDT MON OCT 25 2010)
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE FRONT WILL
BE FAST MOVING AND QPF WILL REMAIN AROUND A HALF INCH.
&&
.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI....HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE CWA TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
LM....STORM WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FROM ST
JOSEPH TO MANISTEE.
&&
SYNOPSIS: OSTUNO
SHORT TERM: OSTUNO
LONG TERM: LAURENS
AVIATION: LAURENS
MARINE: OSTUNO
HYDROLOGY: OSTUNOHazardous weather outlook, Oct 25, 6:22 AM EDT, 9 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 622 AM EDT MON OCT 25 2010 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-261030- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 622 AM EDT MON OCT 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AND RISING STREAM LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN DUE TO THE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED OVERNIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN LATER TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT FORECASTED. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS TUESDAY. THE MAIN TIMEFRAME IS FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON AS A NARROW LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS TRACKS RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE REGION. DAMAGING WINDS AND BRIEF TORNADOES ARE THE MAIN RISKS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. FALLING TREES AND BRANCHES COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD OCCUR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TUESDAY. LMZ844>849-261030- 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- 622 AM EDT MON OCT 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS COULD MOVE INTO THE REGION LATER TONIGHT. CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. STORM FORCE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A RAPID MOVING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS COULD BE LOCALLY ENHANCED AROUND THESE STORMS. STORM FORCE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. WAVES OVER 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TUESDAY. MJS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ottawa | 61 min |
| Oct 24, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 56 min |
| Oct 24, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clinton, Ionia, Kent | 63 min |
| Oct 24, 9:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Isabella, Mecosta, Newaygo | 61 min |
| Oct 24, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Kent, Ottawa, Van Buren | 60 min |
| Oct 24, 10:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Van Buren | 6 hr |
| Oct 24, 10:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Mecosta, Montcalm | 61 min |
| Oct 24, 11:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Ionia, Kent and 2 more | 58 min |
| Oct 24, 11:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Van Buren | 34 min |
| Oct 25, 12:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Ionia | 64 min |
| Oct 25, 1:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clinton, Gratiot | 67 min |
| Oct 25, 3:58 AM EDT | Storm Warning | GRR | 70 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 4 hr |
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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.