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Gale Warning 15, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

October 31, 2013

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale warning at Oct 31, 2013, 3:28 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 31, 2013, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 31, 2013, 3:28 AM EDT (07:28 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 31, 2013, 10:00 PM EDT
Expired: Nov 1, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Oct 31, 3:22 AM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 3:22 AM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 30, 10:02 AM EDT, 17 hours 26 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
Oct 31, 3:28 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		18 hr
Oct 31, 9:44 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham	25 hr
Oct 31, 9:44 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Barry	13 hr
Oct 31, 3:34 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more	16 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Michigan, 2013 Every gale warning in 2013

Sources

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