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Areal Flood Advisory 21, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

July 18, 2013Calhoun County, Jackson County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 18, 2013, 1:52 PM EDT for Calhoun County, Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 18, 2013, 1:52 PM EDT (17:52 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Calhoun County, MI, Jackson County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood advisory went out at Jul 18, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 5:32 AM EDT, 8 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
532 AM EDT THU JUL 18 2013

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-190945-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
532 AM EDT THU JUL 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAT INDEX WILL ONCE AGAIN CLIMB TO AROUND 100 DEGREES DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN
INCREASED RISK FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE STARTING THIS AFTERNOON.
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT FORECASTED WITH THESE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FRIDAY.
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN
THREATS. THE PRIMARY STORM MOTION WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK. SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT FORECASTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY.

LMZ844>849-190945-
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-
532 AM EDT THU JUL 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT LEADING TO
WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...MAINLY NORTH OF HOLLAND. AS A RESULT AN
INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN
RISKS.

THE INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ENTIRE LAKESHORE WILL
EXIST FOR FRIDAY.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 1:07 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
107 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013

MIZ072>074-181800-
CALHOUN-JACKSON-KALAMAZOO-
107 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 105 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG INTERSTATE 94 BETWEEN
KALAMAZOO AND JACKSON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MARSHALL...           TEKONSHA...           SPRINGPORT...
  CONCORD...            ALBION...             LEE TWP...
  BURLINGTON...         TOMPKINS...           SANDSTONE...
  PARMA...              BABCOCK...            HOMER...

ALSO IMPACTED WILL BE INTERSTATE 94 EAST OF KALAMAZOO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.

&&

LAT...LON 4228 8556 4242 8497 4243 8414 4207 8413
      4207 8548
TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 276DEG 13KT 4233 8493 4224 8515

MEADE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 1:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRCalhoun, Jackson, Kalamazoo53 min
Jul 18, 1:10 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGRRAllegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren34 hr
Jul 18, 1:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRCalhoun, Jackson40 min
Jul 18, 4:09 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRR36 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in Michigan, 2013Every areal flood advisory in 2013

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.