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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood warning at May 25, 2011, 10:26 AM EDT for Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It took effect at May 26, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 55 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2011, 10:26 AM EDT (14:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 28, 2011, 9:22 AM EDT
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Kalamazoo County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:26 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Portage River near Vicksburg (VCKM4).
- Action stage
- 4.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 7 ft
- Major stage
- 8 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04097170, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
361 WGUS43 KGRR 251426 FLWGRR BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1026 AM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG AFFECTING KALAMAZOO COUNTY .OVER AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE BASIN THIS MORNING. MORE RAIN IS FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...EVEN 6 INCHES OF FAST-MOVING FLOOD WATER CAN KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET... AND A DEPTH OF 2 FEET WILL FLOAT YOUR CAR. NEVER TRY TO WALK... SWIM... OR DRIVE THROUGH SUCH SWIFT WATER. IF YOU COME UPON FLOOD WATERS... STOP... TURN AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY. THIS WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW ITS FLOOD STAGE. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. && MIC077-261626- /O.NEW.KGRR.FL.W.0013.110526T1200Z-110528T1800Z/ /VCKM4.1.ER.110526T1200Z.110526T1800Z.110527T1800Z.NR/ 1026 AM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 5.1 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...EXPECT OVERFLOWS INTO WOODED AREAS AND FARMLAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 5.1 FEET ON APR 1 1949. $$ WALTON
5 follow-up statements
192 WGUS83 KGRR 260208 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1008 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG AFFECTING KALAMAZOO COUNTY .ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVERNIGHT...IN COMBINATION WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL EARLIER TODAY...WILL CONTINUE PUSHING THE PORTAGE RIVER LIKELY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. && MIC077-270408- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0013.110526T0600Z-110528T1200Z/ /VCKM4.1.ER.110526T0600Z.110526T1800Z.110528T0600Z.NR/ 1008 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 5.2 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...EXPECT OVERFLOWS INTO WOODED AREAS AND FARMLAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 5.5 FEET ON MAR 13 2009. $$
911 WGUS83 KGRR 261450 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1050 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG AFFECTING KALAMAZOO COUNTY .RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS HAVE BEEN IN THE ONE TO TWO INCH RANGE OVER THE BASIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO A HALF AN INCH IS FORECASTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. && MIC077-271650- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110529T0600Z/ /VCKM4.1.ER.110526T1800Z.110527T0000Z.110528T0600Z.NR/ 1050 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG. * UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 5.1 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...EXPECT OVERFLOWS INTO WOODED AREAS AND FARMLAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 5.5 FEET ON MAR 13 2009. $$ KHOOG
626 WGUS83 KGRR 270137 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 937 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG AFFECTING KALAMAZOO COUNTY .RAINFALL IS COMING TO AN END TONIGHT. OVER TWO INCHES OF STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION OCCURRED SINCE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE PORTAGE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. && MIC077-280337- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110528T1200Z/ /VCKM4.1.ER.110526T2241Z.110527T0600Z.110528T0600Z.NR/ 937 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 5.1 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...EXPECT OVERFLOWS INTO WOODED AREAS AND FARMLAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 5.5 FEET ON MAR 13 2009. $$
549 WGUS83 KGRR 271441 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1041 AM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG AFFECTING KALAMAZOO COUNTY . THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THEN AFTER A DRY AND VERY WARM AND HUMID MEMORIAL DAY... ANOTHER THREAT FOR STORMS WILL ARRIVE FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. && MIC077-281641- /O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110528T1800Z/ /VCKM4.1.ER.110526T2241Z.110527T1100Z.110527T1800Z.NR/ 1041 AM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 7:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...EXPECT OVERFLOWS INTO WOODED AREAS AND FARMLAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 5.5 FEET ON MAR 13 2009. $$ MJK
264 WGUS83 KGRR 281323 FLSGRR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 922 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND DOWNGRADED TO A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG AFFECTING KALAMAZOO COUNTY . A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH TOWARD THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WARM FRONT WILL HELP DEVELOP SHOWERS AND STORMS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR. && MIC077-281352- /O.CAN.KGRR.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110528T1800Z/ /VCKM4.1.ER.110526T2241Z.110527T1100Z.110527T2036Z.NR/ 922 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG. AND HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A FLOOD ADVISORY. * AT 7:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 4:36 PM FRIDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 4.6 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...EXPECT OVERFLOWS INTO WOODED AREAS AND FARMLAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 5.1 FEET ON DEC 29 2008. $$ MJK
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, 10:42 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 |
| May 25, 4:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GRR | Jackson | 19 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Michigan, 2011Every river 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.