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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2011, 10:51 PM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 11 hr. 39 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
- Jul 27, 2011, 10:51 PM EDT (02:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2011, 9:31 AM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Eaton County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Jackson County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 11:42 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.56 | 3 Wsw Portland, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Jul 27, 11:57 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.63 | 5 E Grand Ledge, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Jul 28, 12:04 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 W Lansing, MI | NUMEROUS VEHICLES STALLED OUT IN HIGH WATER ON THE STREETS IN DELTA TOWNSHIP. |
| Jul 28, 12:15 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.18 | 3 Wsw Portland, MI | UPDATE TO A PREVIOUS REPORT. THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Jul 28, 12:26 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Lansing, MI | 12 INCHES STANDING WATER ON MICHIGAN AVE. |
| Jul 28, 12:26 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.52 | 5 E Grand Ledge, MI | THIS IS AN UPDATE TO A PREVIOUS REPORT. THIS IS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Jul 28, 12:31 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lansing, MI | NUMEROUS MANHOLE COVERS BLOWN OFF WITH WATER RUSHING OUT IN THE CITY OF LANSING. |
| Jul 28, 12:40 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ssw Lansing, MI | 3-4 FEET STANDING WATER ON BURCHFIELD DRIVE IN LANSING. BASEMENTS IN THE AREA ARE FLOODING AND COLLAPSING. RESIDENTS EVACUATING THEIR HOMES. |
| Jul 28, 3:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Okemos, MI | WIDESPREAD MINOR FLOODING FROM OVERFLOWING DITCHES ONTO STREETS IN AREA. WATER FLOODING AREA BASEMENTS. RED CEDAR RISING RAPIDLY. |
| Jul 28, 3:45 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.12 | 6 W Mason, MI | STORM TOTAL SINCE NOON ON WEDNESDAY. |
| Jul 28, 4:15 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Dimondale, MI | MANY YARDS UNDER WATER IN THE DIMONDALE AREA. CREYTS ROAD BETWEEN LANSING ROAD AND BILLWOOD HAD UP TO A FOOT OF STANDING WATER IN SPOTS. |
| Jul 28, 4:15 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.33 | Dimondale, MI | |
| Jul 28, 6:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.1 | 2 Ne Lansing, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 6:15 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5 | 5 S Lansing, MI | |
| Jul 28, 6:31 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.5 | Grass Lake, MI | |
| Jul 28, 6:46 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.6 | Pewamo, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jul 28, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.57 | 1 Sse Orleans, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.05 | 2 Ese Charlotte, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jul 28, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.65 | 2 Ssw Lansing, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.74 | 1 Nw Grand Ledge, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jul 28, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.25 | 2 W Eaton Rapids, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 7:30 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.34 | Ese Potterville, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 7:30 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.34 | Potterville, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.56 | 1 Nne East Lansing, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.67 | 1 Ne East Lansing, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.37 | 1 Ene Jackson, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.27 | Grand Ledge, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.27 | Nne Grand Ledge, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.89 | 4 Ese Grand Ledge, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.94 | 3 Wnw Lansing, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.07 | 3 Wnw Lansing, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.07 | 4 Wsw Lansing, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.45 | Eaton Rapids, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.32 | 4 Ssw Lansing, MI | MINOR FLOODING OCCURED OVERNIGHT. 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.66 | 6 W Stockbridge, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 8:07 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 7.15 | Dimondale, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jul 28, 8:30 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.84 | 2 Wsw Jackson, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 9:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.39 | 4 Nw Rives Junction, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jul 28, 9:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.57 | Leslie, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL FROM MAWN. |
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 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 159 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 634 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
972
WGUS53 KGRR 280251
FFWGRR
MIC045-065-067-075-281500-
/O.NEW.KGRR.FF.W.0013.110728T0251Z-110728T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1051 PM EDT WED JUL 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EATON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
INGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
IONIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 1100 AM EDT THURSDAY
* AT 1047 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO THREE INCHES HAVE FALLEN
OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS FROM IONIA COUNTY THROUGH NORTHEAST
JACKSON COUNTY.
* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LOCALLY 2 INCHES OR MORE PER HOUR HAVE
OCCURRED...AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS. MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLOTTE...IONIA...JACKSON...LANSING...BELDING...BELLEVUE...
BROOKLYN...CONCORD...EATON RAPIDS...GRAND LEDGE...GRASS LAKE...
HUBBARDSTON...LAKE ODESSA...LESLIE...MASON...PORTLAND...SARANAC...
SPRINGPORT...STOCKBRIDGE...WEBBERVILLE...WILLIAMSTON...ACKERSON
LAKE...BELL OAK...BERRYVILLE...CAMPBELL CORNERS...CARLISLE...
CHARLESWORTH...CHESTER...DELTA MILLS AND DEVEREAUX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8414 4207 8471 4242 8472 4242 8507
4277 8507 4277 8531 4312 8531 4312 8484
4277 8483 4278 8415
$$
NJJ5 follow-up statements
711
WGUS73 KGRR 280415
FFSGRR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1215 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2011
MIC045-065-067-075-281500-
/O.CON.KGRR.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110728T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EATON MI-INGHAM MI-IONIA MI-JACKSON MI-
1215 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON...IONIA...INGHAM
AND EATON COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM EDT...
AT 1210 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL EXTENDED FROM THE SARANAC AND LAKE ODESSA AREAS IN
IONIA COUNTY TO POTTERVILLE IN EATON COUNTY...AND DOWN THROUGH
SOUTHWEST HALF OF INGHAM COUNTY AND NORTHEAST JACKSON COUNTY.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4.5 INCHES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED IN IONIA
AND EATON COUNTIES.
REPORTS ARE NOW COMING IN OF NUMEROUS CARS STALLED OUT ON ROADS IN
DELTA TOWNSHIP IN EATON COUNTY.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLOTTE...IONIA...JACKSON...LANSING...BELDING...BELLEVUE...
BROOKLYN...CONCORD...EATON RAPIDS...GRAND LEDGE...GRASS LAKE...
HUBBARDSTON...LAKE ODESSA...LESLIE...MASON...PORTLAND...SARANAC...
SPRINGPORT...STOCKBRIDGE...WEBBERVILLE...WILLIAMSTON...ACKERSON
LAKE...BELL OAK...BERRYVILLE...CAMPBELL CORNERS...CARLISLE...
CHARLESWORTH...CHESTER...DELTA MILLS AND DEVEREAUX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8414 4207 8471 4242 8472 4242 8507
4277 8507 4277 8531 4312 8531 4312 8484
4277 8483 4278 8415
$$
NJJ945
WGUS73 KGRR 280451
FFSGRR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1251 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2011
MIC045-065-067-075-281500-
/O.CON.KGRR.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110728T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EATON MI-INGHAM MI-IONIA MI-JACKSON MI-
1251 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON...IONIA...INGHAM
AND EATON COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM EDT...
AT 1249 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH
FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE CITY OF
LANSING.
SEVERAL MANHOLE COVERS HAVE BLOWN OFF WITH WATER RUSHING OUT.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS BURCHFIELD DRIVE IN LANSING HAS 3-4
FEET OF WATER ON IT...WITH BASEMENTS OF HOMES ON IT POSSIBLY
COLLAPSING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CHARLOTTE...
IONIA...JACKSON...LANSING...BELDING...BELLEVUE...BROOKLYN...
CONCORD...EATON RAPIDS...GRAND LEDGE...GRASS LAKE...HUBBARDSTON...
LAKE ODESSA...LESLIE...MASON...PORTLAND...SARANAC...SPRINGPORT...
STOCKBRIDGE...WEBBERVILLE...WILLIAMSTON...ACKERSON LAKE...BELL OAK...
BERRYVILLE...CAMPBELL CORNERS...CARLISLE...CHARLESWORTH...CHESTER...
DELTA MILLS AND DEVEREAUX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8414 4207 8471 4242 8472 4242 8507
4277 8507 4277 8531 4312 8531 4312 8484
4277 8483 4278 8415
$$
NJJ930
WGUS73 KGRR 280505
FFSGRR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
105 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2011
MIC045-065-067-075-281500-
/O.CON.KGRR.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110728T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EATON MI-INGHAM MI-IONIA MI-JACKSON MI-
105 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON...IONIA...INGHAM
AND EATON COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM EDT...
AT 104 AM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN THE
SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE CITY OF LANSING.
SEVERAL MANHOLE COVERS HAVE BLOWN OFF WITH WATER RUSHING OUT.
SYCAMORE CREEK IS REPORTEDLY OUT OF ITS BANKS IN MASON NEAR EAST
COLUMBIA STREET AND ROGERS AREA.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS BURCHFIELD DRIVE IN LANSING HAS 3-4
FEET OF WATER ON IT...WITH BASEMENTS OF HOMES ON IT POSSIBLY
COLLAPSING.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLOTTE...IONIA...JACKSON...LANSING...BELDING...BELLEVUE...
BROOKLYN...CONCORD...EATON RAPIDS...GRAND LEDGE...GRASS LAKE...
HUBBARDSTON...LAKE ODESSA...LESLIE...MASON...PORTLAND...SARANAC...
SPRINGPORT...STOCKBRIDGE...WEBBERVILLE...WILLIAMSTON...ACKERSON
LAKE...BELL OAK...BERRYVILLE...CAMPBELL CORNERS...CARLISLE...
CHARLESWORTH...CHESTER...DELTA MILLS AND DEVEREAUX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8414 4207 8471 4242 8472 4242 8507
4277 8507 4277 8531 4312 8531 4312 8484
4277 8483 4278 8415
$$
NJJ610
WGUS73 KGRR 280846
FFSGRR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
446 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2011
MIC045-065-067-075-281500-
/O.CON.KGRR.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110728T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EATON MI-INGHAM MI-IONIA MI-JACKSON MI-
446 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON...IONIA...INGHAM
AND EATON COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM EDT...
AT 443 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY A BIT...HOWEVER SOME HEAVIER
DOWNPOURS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE THIS MORNING.
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA HAS FELL FROM NORTHERN
EATON COUNTY...THROUGH POTTERVILLE...ACROSS SOUTHWEST INGHAM
COUNTY...AND THEN ACROSS NORTHEAST JACKSON COUNTY. LOCAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES HAS FALLEN IN THIS BAND.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS MORNING COULD EXCEED AN
INCH ACROSS THE AREA. ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL ONLY EXACERBATE ANY
ONGOING FLOODING.
THERE ARE REPORTS OF MANY YARDS BEING UNDER WATER IN THE DIMONDALE
AREA. EARLIER...THERE WERE REPORTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET OF WATER ON SOME
LOCAL STREETS ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF LANSING. NUMEROUS CARS WERE
ALSO STALLED OUT IN DELTA TOWNSHIP IN EATON COUNTY. MORE REPORTS
WILL LIKELY COME IN AS THE SUN COMES UP THIS MORNING.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLOTTE...IONIA...JACKSON...LANSING...BELDING...BELLEVUE...
BROOKLYN...CONCORD...EATON RAPIDS...GRAND LEDGE...GRASS LAKE...
HUBBARDSTON...LAKE ODESSA...LESLIE...MASON...PORTLAND...SARANAC...
SPRINGPORT...STOCKBRIDGE...WEBBERVILLE...WILLIAMSTON...ACKERSON
LAKE...BELL OAK...BERRYVILLE...CAMPBELL CORNERS...CARLISLE...
CHARLESWORTH...CHESTER...DELTA MILLS AND DEVEREAUX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8414 4207 8471 4242 8472 4242 8507
4277 8507 4277 8531 4312 8531 4312 8484
4277 8483 4278 8415
$$
NJJ772
WGUS73 KGRR 281331
FFSGRR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
931 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2011
MIC045-065-067-075-281343-
/O.CAN.KGRR.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110728T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EATON MI-INGHAM MI-IONIA MI-JACKSON MI-
931 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON...IONIA...
INGHAM AND EATON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OFF THIS MORNING AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO
LONGER AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO THE AREA. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STANDING WATER MAY STILL BE IN PLACE
OVER SOME AREAS ROADS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN
AROUND DONT DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
LAT...LON 4207 8414 4207 8471 4242 8472 4242 8507
4277 8507 4277 8531 4312 8531 4312 8484
4277 8483 4278 8415
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 8:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 2 hr | |
| Jul 27, 8:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 9 more | 32 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Eaton | 53 min |
| Jul 27, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 2 hr | |
| Jul 27, 10:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Eaton, Ingham, Jackson | 56 min |
| Jul 27, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ingham | 68 min |
| Jul 27, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ottawa | 89 min |
| Jul 27, 10:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRR | Kent | 10 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 11:47 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GRR | Kent | 5 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Muskegon, Oceana | 115 min |
| Jul 28, 12:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRR | Barry | 9 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Muskegon | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRR | Gratiot, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo | 8 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Eaton | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Eaton | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 8 days |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 17 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Barry | 30 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 7 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.