Alert archive / Michigan / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this storm warning at Oct 19, 2011, 11:03 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 19, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 17 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
- Oct 19, 2011, 11:03 AM EDT (15:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2011, 10:29 AM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
325 WHUS73 KGRR 191503 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1103 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 LMZ844>849-192315- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-111019T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KGRR.SR.A.0001.111019T2100Z-111021T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.SR.W.0002.111019T2100Z-111021T0000Z/ 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- 1103 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST GALES TO 40 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE WINDS TO 50 KNOTS BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MIDDAY THURSDAY. * WAVES...BUILDING OF 8 TO 15 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SHADOWING COULD LEAD TO LOWER WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE NORTH OF HOLLAND TO WHITEHALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR WDM
4 follow-up statements
598 WHUS73 KGRR 191906 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 306 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 LMZ844>849-200315- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-111019T2100Z/ /O.CON.KGRR.SR.W.0002.111019T2100Z-111021T0000Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 306 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST GALES TO 40 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE WINDS TO 50 KNOTS BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MIDDAY THURSDAY. * WAVES...BUILDING OF 8 TO 15 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SHADOWING COULD LEAD TO LOWER WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE NORTH OF HOLLAND TO WHITEHALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR WDM
906 WHUS73 KGRR 200251 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1051 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 LMZ844>849-201100- /O.CON.KGRR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111021T0000Z/ 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- 1051 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE WINDS TO 50 KNOTS EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO GALES OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS BY LATE THURSDAY. * WAVES...12 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 FEET THURSDAY. SHADOWING COULD LEAD TO LOWER WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE NORTH OF HOLLAND TO WHITEHALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR
264 WHUS73 KGRR 200810 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 410 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 LMZ844>849-201615- /O.EXT.KGRR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111020T2100Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 410 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NORTH GALES OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE SHORELINE AND AS HIGH AS 50 KNOTS FIVE MILES OUT FROM SHORE TODAY. NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BY EVENING. THE STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REPLACED BY A GALE WARNING INTO THIS EVENING. * WAVES...9 TO 15 FEET TODAY....SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. SHADOWING COULD LEAD TO LOWER WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE NORTH OF HOLLAND TO WHITEHALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR
307 WHUS73 KGRR 201429 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1029 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING REPLACES STORM WARNING... .AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST INTO ONTARIO BY THIS EVENING THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE. AS A RESULT THE STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED TO GALE WARNING. LMZ844>849-202230- /O.CAN.KGRR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111020T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.GL.W.0034.111020T1429Z-111021T0600Z/ 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- 1029 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON DIMINISHING TO 35 KNOT GALES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WAVES...10 TO 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WILL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 10 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. SHADOWING COULD LEAD TO LOWER WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE NORTH OF HOLLAND TO WHITEHALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR WDM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 11:08 PM EDT | Gale Warning | GRR | 18 hr | |
| Oct 19, 4:20 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 33 hr |
| Oct 19, 9:58 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 4 days |
| Oct 19, 9:58 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kalamazoo | 4 days |
| Oct 19, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 9 more | 24 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.