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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2011, 3:44 AM EST for 23 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 18, 2011, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2011, 3:44 AM EST (08:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2011, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
All 23 counties
Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Clare County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Lake County, MI, Mason County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Osceola County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:43 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 nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 583 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 559 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 607 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
323 WWUS73 KGRR 180844 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 344 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-181645- /O.NEW.KGRR.WI.Y.0001.110218T1700Z-110219T0500Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 344 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. * SMALL BRANCHES WILL BREAK FREE FROM TREES AND FALL TO THE GROUND. * VEHICLES DRIVING ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS WILL ENCOUNTER A SIGNIFICANT CROSS-WIND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS WILL PEAK LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING WHEN 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NJJ
4 follow-up statements
976 WWUS73 KGRR 181520 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1020 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-182330- /O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0001.110218T1700Z-110219T0500Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1020 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... IMPACTS... * LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. * SMALL BRANCHES WILL BREAK FREE FROM TREES AND FALL TO THE GROUND. * VEHICLES DRIVING ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS WILL ENCOUNTER A SIGNIFICANT CROSS-WIND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS WILL PEAK LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING WHEN 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 93
166 WWUS73 KGRR 182038 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 338 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-190445- /O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110219T0500Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 338 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... IMPACTS... * LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. * VEHICLES DRIVING ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS WILL ENCOUNTER A SIGNIFICANT CROSS-WIND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS GUSING TO 45 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
827 WWUS73 KGRR 190227 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 927 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-190500- /O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110219T0500Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 927 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... IMPACTS... * LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. * VEHICLES DRIVING ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS WILL ENCOUNTER A SIGNIFICANT CROSS-WIND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS GUSING TO 45 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
015 WWUS73 KGRR 190445 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1145 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-190545- /O.EXP.KGRR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110219T0500Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1145 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH WERE REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. * WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ LAURENS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 1:35 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 56 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:35 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 21 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:35 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kalamazoo | 44 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.