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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

May 4, 20128 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2012, 1:03 AM EDT for 8 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 87 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: May 4, 2012, 1:03 AM EDT (05:03 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2012, 2:30 AM EDT
In force: 87 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI

Counties Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Van Buren County, MI

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The text

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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, 8:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Lake, Mason, Osceola	41 hr
May 3, 8:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Jackson	40 min
May 3, 8:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Kent	65 min
May 3, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		62 min
May 3, 9:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Montcalm	67 min
May 3, 9:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Jackson	61 min
May 3, 9:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Gratiot	61 min
May 3, 9:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Gratiot	25 min
May 3, 9:50 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo	13 hr
May 3, 9:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Kalamazoo	55 min
May 3, 9:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Jackson	48 min
May 3, 9:59 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ionia	5 days
May 3, 9:59 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Clinton	17 hr
May 3, 9:59 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Barry	12 hr
May 3, 9:59 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Newaygo	4 days
May 3, 10:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan, Van Buren	36 min
May 3, 11:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan	55 min
May 4, 12:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry	54 min
May 4, 3:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson and 2 more	88 min
May 4, 4:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ingham	6 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Michigan, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

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.