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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

August 16, 20126 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2012, 10:39 AM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 96 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: Aug 16, 2012, 10:39 AM EDT (14:39 UTC)
Expired: Aug 16, 2012, 12:15 PM EDT
In force: 96 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI

Counties Calhoun County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Jackson County, MI

The radar

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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
Aug 16, 9:24 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		51 min
Aug 16, 9:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ottawa, Van Buren	112 min

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.