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Areal Flood Warning 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

May 25, 2011Jackson County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this areal flood warning at May 25, 2011, 4:28 PM EDT for Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2011, 4:28 PM EDT (20:28 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2011, 11:05 AM EDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Jackson County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 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 areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at May 25, 3:45 PM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 3:45 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 11:15 AM EDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 2:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 2:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 4:08 PM EDT, 20 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
May 25, 6:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Kalamazoo	55 min
May 25, 6:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Kalamazoo, Van Buren	6 hr
May 25, 7:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry	54 min
May 25, 8:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson	3 hr
May 25, 9:06 AM EDT	Flood Watch	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 12 more	33 hr
May 25, 10:11 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Jackson	3 hr
May 25, 10:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo	71 hr
May 25, 10:42 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Kent	5 days
May 25, 10:42 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham	9 days
May 25, 10:42 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Barry	5 days
May 25, 10:42 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Calhoun	14 days
May 25, 11:39 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson and 2 more	72 hr
May 25, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Jackson	67 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Michigan, 2011 Every areal flood warning in 2011

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.