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River Flood Advisory 84, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

April 27, 2011Jackson County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood advisory at Apr 27, 2011, 4:14 PM EDT for Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 67 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 27, 2011, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2011, 11:27 AM EDT
In force: 67 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI

County Jackson County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Grand River at Jackson (JACM4).

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04109000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory 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 river flood advisory went out at Apr 27, 3:35 PM EDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:35 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 6:45 AM EDT, 9 hours 29 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
645 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-281045-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
645 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE FROM TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
RIVERS ARE ALREADY HIGH FROM RECENT RAINS AND THE GROUND IS
SATURATED IN MANY AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL LEAD TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS...FLOODING OF
FIELDS AND LOW SPOTS AND FURTHER RISES ON THE MAIN STEM RIVERS.

SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY MAINLY EAST OF A SOUTH HAVEN
TO ALMA LINE. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH HEAVY RAIN AND
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES BEING THE MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BEGIN TO RECEDE ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY WITH ELEVATED LEVELS ON THE MAIN STEM RIVERS...LIKE THE
GRAND...CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

LMZ844>849-281045-
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-
645 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL LEAD TO CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS TO SMALLER CRAFT THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

DUKE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 10:17 AM EDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1017 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011

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

1016 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NE MOUNT PLEASANT     43.65N 84.70W
04/27/2011  M1.95 INCH       ISABELLA           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            48 HOUR TOTAL THROUGH 8 AM.

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MKALEMBK

Local storm report, Apr 27, 12:23 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 1:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 2:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:05 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
405 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

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

0403 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WSW CANNONSBURG       43.04N 85.52W
04/27/2011  M2.16 INCH       KENT               MI   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LAST 36 HOURS.

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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	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clinton	38 min
Apr 26, 8:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Isabella	20 min
Apr 26, 8:49 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Newaygo	13 hr
Apr 27, 5:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Jackson, Kalamazoo and 1 more	43 min
Apr 27, 5:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Ingham	62 min
Apr 27, 8:43 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Isabella	4 days
Apr 27, 9:38 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Newaygo	6 days
Apr 27, 10:00 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo	12 hr
Apr 27, 11:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Kent	8 days
Apr 27, 11:44 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Kent	6 days
Apr 27, 11:44 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ottawa	23 hr
Apr 27, 11:44 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ionia	6 days
Apr 27, 11:44 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Kent	5 days
Apr 27, 11:44 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Kent	72 hr
Apr 27, 11:44 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Mason	6 days
Apr 27, 11:44 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Muskegon	72 hr
Apr 27, 11:44 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Mecosta	72 hr
Apr 27, 2:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more	4 days
Apr 27, 3:55 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Eaton	5 days
Apr 27, 3:55 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham	5 days

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.