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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this special weather statement at Nov 13, 2011, 8:01 PM EST for Barry County, Clinton County, Eaton County, Michigan. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2011, 8:01 PM EST (01:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2011, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Barry County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI
The radar
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The text
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Nov 13, 7:30 PM EST, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 13, 7:30 PM EST, 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Nov 13, 8:01 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
801 PM EST SUN NOV 13 2011
MIZ052-058-059-065>067-140200-
BARRY-CLINTON-EATON-GRATIOT-INGHAM-IONIA-
801 PM EST SUN NOV 13 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
AT 8 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ST. JOHNS TO
PORTLAND TO 5 MILES NORTH OF HASTINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
SUNFIELD... OVID... MULLIKEN...
EAGLE... SLEEPY HOLLOW STATE PARK...
WACOUSTA... MORGAN... DEWITT...
VERMONTVILLE... GRAND LEDGE... NASHVILLE...
DOWLING... WAVERLY... BATH...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 4276 8416 4242 8500 4242 8532 4264 8555
4267 8555 4315 8437 4278 8436 4278 8415
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 322DEG 12KT 4305 8436 4263 8539
MEADEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 8:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo and 1 more | 48 min |
| Nov 14, 1:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 8 hr | |
| Nov 14, 3:25 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 4 days |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Michigan, 2011Every special weather statement in 2011
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