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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

July 6, 20144 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2014, 11:19 PM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 12 hr. 18 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 6, 2014, 11:19 PM EDT (03:19 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2014, 11:30 AM EDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Gratiot County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Kent County, MI, Montcalm County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 7, 12:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.35	Alma, MI	ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
Jul 7, 1:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.53	3 Ene Kentwood, MI	HEAVY RAIN DURATION 5 HOURS
Jul 7, 1:45 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.15	2 S Alaska, MI	CO-OP OBSERVER STATION 2 NE CALEDONIA /CLDM4/ HEAVY RAIN DURATION 12 HOURS
Jul 7, 2:07 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 N Alma, MI	AT LEAST 6-8 INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROAD ON PINE AVENUE IN FRONT OF ALMA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. NUMEROUS STREETS IN ALMA AS WELL AS ITHACA WITH QUITE A BIT OF STANDING WATER. AT LEAST A FEW STREETS WILL BE BARRICADED.
Jul 7, 3:15 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.9	Alma, MI	STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH 3:15 AM.
Jul 7, 4:45 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.74	1 Ssw Ionia, MI	MESONET STATION 1 SW IONIA /IONM4/ HEAVY RAIN DURATION 12 HOURS
Jul 7, 5:21 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.2	Grandville, MI	MESONET STATION GRANDVILLE /DW6683/ HEAVY RAIN DURATION 12 HOURS
Jul 7, 5:33 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.72	1 Wnw Perrinton, MI	MESONET STATION 1 W PERRINTON /DW0775/ HEAVY RAIN DURATION 12 HOURS
Jul 7, 5:34 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.72	3 Se Cedar Springs, MI	MESONET STATION 3 SE CEDAR SPRINGS /CW8075/ HEAVY RAIN DURATION 12 HOURS
Jul 7, 5:35 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.25	1 W Wheeler, MI	MESONET STATION 1 W WHEELER /CW0681/ HEAVY RAIN DURATION 12 HOURS
Jul 7, 6:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.47	Saint Louis, MI	STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
Jul 7, 6:33 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.69	1 Ese Ada, MI	STORM TOTAL.
Jul 7, 6:36 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.53	7 E Ithaca, MI	ITHACA MAWN SITE. 12 HOUR RAINFALL.
Jul 7, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.82	4 Se Mcbride, MI	24 HOUR RAINFALL. ALL FELL SINCE 9PM.
Jul 7, 7:43 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 3	Howard City, MI	STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. RELAYED BY 9&10 NEWS.
Jul 7, 9:14 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Alma, MI	ROAD COMMISSION REPORTS NUMEROUS ROAD WASHOUTS AND ROAD CLOSURES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY INCLUDING AREAS THAT DO NOT NORMALLY FLOOD.
Jul 7, 9:30 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Ionia, MI	NUMEROUS ROAD WASHOUTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
Jul 7, 9:30 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Stanton, MI	NUMEROUS ROAD WASHOUTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 145 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 227 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -166 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1073 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 134 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

281 
WGUS53 KGRR 070319
FFWGRR
MIC057-067-081-117-071530-
/O.NEW.KGRR.FF.W.0002.140707T0319Z-140707T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1119 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  GRATIOT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
  IONIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
  KENT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...
  MONTCALM COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT MONDAY

* AT 1117 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR HAVE
  OCCURRED WITH THESE STORMS.  STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN 
  EXCESS OF 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF BY 
  200 AM.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS...GREENVILLE...HOWARD CITY...IONIA...ASHLEY...
  BELDING...CEDAR SPRINGS...EDMORE...HUBBARDSTON...ITHACA...LAKE
  ODESSA...LOWELL...PORTLAND...ROCKFORD...SARANAC...SPARTA...
  STANTON...AMSDEN...BEEBE...BOWNE CENTER...CAMPBELL CORNERS...
  EDGEWOOD...ELMDALE...EUGENE...FERGUSON CORNERS...FROST CORNERS...
  GALLOWAY...GERALD R FORD ARPT AND GOWEN.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



&&

LAT...LON 4312 8484 4277 8484 4277 8578 4329 8579
      4330 8557 4347 8556 4347 8437 4312 8437

$$

MJS

3 follow-up statements

009 
WGUS73 KGRR 070449
FFSGRR

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1249 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2014

MIC057-067-081-117-071530-
/O.CON.KGRR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140707T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRATIOT MI-IONIA MI-KENT MI-MONTCALM MI-
1249 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONTCALM...KENT...IONIA
AND GRATIOT COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM EDT...

AT 1242 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 
ESTIMATED THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE 
WARNED AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTCALM 
COUNTY.  IN THAT REGION AROUND LAKEVIEW AND SIX LAKES IT IS 
ESTIMATED THAT CLOSE TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN.   

THE RAIN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 200 AM AND 400 
AM.  RAINFALL TOTAL COULD EXCEED 6 INCHES BEFORE THE STORM ENDS.  
THE HIGHEST STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY END UP IN THE 
UPPER REACHES OF THE FLAT AND LITTLE MUSKEGON RIVER BASINS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS...GREENVILLE...HOWARD CITY...IONIA...ASHLEY...
BELDING...CEDAR SPRINGS...EDMORE...ITHACA...LAKE ODESSA...LOWELL...
PORTLAND...ROCKFORD...SARANAC...SPARTA...STANTON...AMSDEN...BEEBE...
BOWNE CENTER...CAMPBELL CORNERS...EDGEWOOD...ELMDALE...EUGENE...
FERGUSON CORNERS...FROST CORNERS...GERALD R FORD ARPT...GOWEN...
HARVARD AND IONIA COUNTY ARPT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4312 8484 4277 8484 4277 8578 4329 8579
      4330 8557 4347 8556 4347 8437 4312 8437

$$

MJS

511 
WGUS73 KGRR 070757
FFSGRR

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
357 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2014

MIC081-070806-
/O.CAN.KGRR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140707T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KENT MI-
357 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR KENT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 4312 8484 4277 8484 4277 8531 4329 8531
      4329 8556 4347 8556 4347 8437 4312 8437

$$

MIC057-067-117-071530-
/O.CON.KGRR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140707T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRATIOT MI-IONIA MI-MONTCALM MI-
357 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONTCALM...IONIA AND
GRATIOT COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM EDT...

AT 351 AM EDT...THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED...HOWEVER CONSIDERABLE 
RUNOFF CONTINUES.  THIS WAS CREATING FLOODED ROADS ACROSS PORTIONS 
OF THESE COUNTIES.  ADDITIONAL REPORTS AS WE GO THROUGH THE MORNING. 

GENERALLY 2 TO  4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT ACROSS 
PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA.  HIGHER AMOUNTS OCCURRED FROM ALMA TO 
EDMORE INTO THE SIX LAKES REGION WHERE 4 TO 6 INCHES HAS FALLEN.  A 
RAIN GAGE IN ALMA REPORTED 4.9 INCHES.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALMA...GREENVILLE...HOWARD CITY...IONIA...ASHLEY...BELDING...
EDMORE...ITHACA...LAKE ODESSA...PORTLAND...SARANAC...STANTON...
AMSDEN...BEEBE...CAMPBELL CORNERS...EDGEWOOD...ELMDALE...EUGENE...
FERGUSON CORNERS...FROST CORNERS...GOWEN...IONIA COUNTY ARPT...KENT
CORNERS...KINGS CORNER...LANGPORT...MAPLE HILL...MATHERTON...
MIDDLETON...NEW HAVEN CENTER AND POTTERS CORNERS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4312 8484 4277 8484 4277 8531 4329 8531
      4329 8556 4347 8556 4347 8437 4312 8437

$$

597 
WGUS73 KGRR 071504
FFSGRR

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1104 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2014

MIC057-067-117-071518-
/O.CAN.KGRR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140707T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRATIOT MI-IONIA MI-MONTCALM MI-
1104 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MONTCALM...IONIA
AND GRATIOT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING THAT 
IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 4312 8484 4277 8484 4277 8531 4329 8531
      4329 8556 4347 8556 4347 8437 4312 8437

$$

JK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 6, 8:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		48 min
Jul 6, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Montcalm	64 min
Jul 6, 9:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Kent	55 min
Jul 6, 9:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Ottawa	37 min
Jul 6, 9:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Isabella, Mecosta, Montcalm	18 min
Jul 6, 9:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Montcalm	6 hr
Jul 6, 10:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Kent	5 hr
Jul 6, 10:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Ionia, Kent	45 min
Jul 6, 11:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Kent	59 min
Jul 6, 11:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Isabella, Mecosta	6 hr
Jul 6, 11:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clinton, Ionia	96 min
Jul 7, 12:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Ionia	32 min
Jul 7, 12:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clinton	54 min
Jul 7, 12:27 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Clinton	12 hr
Jul 7, 12:35 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Isabella, Mecosta, Newaygo	12 hr
Jul 7, 12:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Montcalm and 2 more	65 min
Jul 7, 1:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Gratiot	57 min
Jul 7, 1:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Ionia, Kent	66 min
Jul 7, 3:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Kalamazoo and 1 more	87 min
Jul 7, 3:42 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ionia	8 days
Jul 7, 3:42 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Clinton	13 days
Jul 7, 4:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo	83 min
Jul 7, 4:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo	6 hr
Jul 7, 5:13 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Barry, Eaton, Ingham	12 hr
Jul 7, 9:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Gratiot	41 hr
Jul 7, 11:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GRR	Gratiot, Ionia, Montcalm	24 hr

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.