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River Flood Advisory 30, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

May 3, 2012Osceola County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood advisory at May 3, 2012, 10:56 AM EDT for Osceola County, Michigan. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 3, 2012, 10:56 AM EDT (14:56 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2012, 9:50 AM EDT
In force: 6 days
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI

County Osceola County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Muskegon River at Evart (EVRM4).

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04121500, 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 May 3, 10:50 AM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 10:50 AM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 10:10 AM EDT, 46 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1010 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-041415-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
1010 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE MAIN EXPECTED THREATS ARE HEAVY RAIN AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. THIS COULD ESPECIALLY IMPACT AREA
CREEKS AND STREAMS WITH RAPID RISES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON
MONDAY. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL THREATS FOR MINOR
FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ALL INSTANCES OF HEAVY
RAIN...FLOODING...HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

LMZ844>849-041415-
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-
1010 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BRING HEAVY
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO LAKE MICHIGAN. SOME FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE TONIGHT AFTER STORMS CLEAR OUT...WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE
MILE AT TIMES LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT AND
AGAIN ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ALL INSTANCES OF HEAVY
RAIN...FLOODING...HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 3, 7:37 AM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
737 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2012

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

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S IRONS               44.12N 85.92W
05/03/2012  M3.10 INCH       LAKE               MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            HEAVY RAIN REPORTED BY 9 MILE ROAD IN IRONS.

&&

BMARINO

Local storm report, May 3, 8:37 AM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
837 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2012

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

0820 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SSW CUSTER              43.95N 86.22W
05/03/2012  M1.99 INCH       MASON              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL.

&&

WH

Local storm report, May 3, 8:40 AM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
840 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2012

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

0535 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PEACOCK                 44.05N 85.89W
05/03/2012                   LAKE               MI   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            THREE TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN BETWEEN IRONS AND BALDWIN.

&&

WH

Local storm report, May 3, 8:42 AM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
842 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2012

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

0345 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ESE SCOTTVILLE          43.95N 86.28W
05/03/2012  E2.00 INCH       MASON              MI   911 CALL CENTER

            911 CENTER REPORTED WATER OVER THE ROAD ON ROUTE 10
            THROUGH SCOTTVILLE. THE ORANGE CONES ARE OUT TO BLOCK
            TRAFFIC THROUGH DOWNTOWN. THE REPORT WAS RECIVED AROUND
            530 AM.

&&

WH

Local storm report, May 3, 9:27 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
927 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2012

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

0920 AM     FLASH FLOOD      S BRANCH                43.94N 86.04W
05/03/2012                   MASON              MI   PUBLIC

            WATER WAS REPORTED RUNNING DOWN BARNETT BLVD. THE ROAD
            WAS BEING WASHED OUT.

&&

WH

Local storm report, May 3, 10:26 AM EDT, 30 minutes before

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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
May 3, 1:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Muskegon, Oceana	66 min
May 3, 1:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Lake, Mason, Oceana	78 min
May 3, 2:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta and 1 more	80 min
May 3, 4:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clare, Lake, Osceola	71 min
May 3, 4:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clare, Osceola	66 min
May 3, 4:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Lake, Mason	63 min
May 3, 5:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Osceola	60 min
May 3, 5:42 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Lake, Mason, Osceola	10 hr
May 3, 6:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Newaygo, Osceola	67 min
May 3, 7:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clare, Osceola	65 min
May 3, 8:50 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Lake	4 hr
May 3, 10:22 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more	22 hr
May 3, 10:56 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham	58 hr
May 3, 10:56 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Mason	5 days
May 3, 11:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Mason	51 min
May 3, 12:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Lake	64 min
May 3, 12:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Mason	6 hr
May 3, 12:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		41 min
May 3, 12:50 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Lake	6 hr
May 3, 1:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Mason	41 min
May 3, 1:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Lake	52 min
May 3, 1:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Newaygo	19 min
May 3, 2:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Osceola	57 min
May 3, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Oceana	63 min
May 3, 3:01 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Osceola	5 hr
May 3, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Newaygo	43 min
May 3, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		82 min
May 3, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Kent, Mecosta, Montcalm and 3 more	115 min
May 3, 3:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clare	54 min
May 3, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Mecosta	54 min
May 3, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Isabella	38 min
May 3, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		59 min
May 3, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Muskegon	52 min
May 3, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan, Barry	44 min
May 3, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Kent, Newaygo, Ottawa	41 min
May 3, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Ionia	60 min
May 3, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo	56 min
May 3, 6:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Montcalm	54 min
May 3, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clinton, Eaton, Ingham	60 min
May 3, 6:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Clinton	16 hr
May 3, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		119 min
May 3, 7:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Ingham	45 min

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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.