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River Flood Warning 15, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood warning at May 15, 2014, 11:42 AM EDT for Ingham County, Michigan. It took effect at May 15, 2014, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 2014, 11:42 AM EDT (15:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 15, 2014, 10:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 17, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Ingham County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:41 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Sycamore Creek near Holt (HHTM4).
- Action stage
- 6 ft
- Minor stage
- 8 ft
- Moderate stage
- 9 ft
- Major stage
- 10 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04112850, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at May 15, 10:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 10:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 6:25 AM EDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 625 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-161030- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 625 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RIVER LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE RECENT RAINFALL. ANY FLOODING IS FORECASTED TO REMAIN MINOR. FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT RAINFALL. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS NOT FORECASTED. FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ844>849-161030- 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- 625 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TODAY. WINDS AND WAVES WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 15, 10:18 AM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1018 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSW BATH 42.80N 84.46W
05/15/2014 M1.51 INCH CLINTON MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 1 SSW BATH /0760V/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN GRAND LEDGE 42.76N 84.75W
05/15/2014 M1.39 INCH EATON MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION GRAND LEDGE /9549A/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0756 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 WNW JACKSON 42.26N 84.46W
05/15/2014 M1.39 INCH JACKSON MI ASOS
ASOS STATION JACKSON COUNTY-REYNOLDS FIELD
AIRPORT /JXN/ HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNE EATON RAPIDS 42.52N 84.65W
05/15/2014 M1.38 INCH EATON MI COOP OBSERVER
COOP OBSERVER STATION EATON RAPIDS /ETNM4/
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
1000 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 WNW JACKSON 42.26N 84.44W
05/15/2014 M1.31 INCH JACKSON MI MESONET
MESONET STATION 2 WNW JACKSON /CW5542/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 W MULLIKEN 42.76N 84.94W
05/15/2014 M1.29 INCH EATON MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 2 W MULLIKEN /4595V/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 W HASTINGS 42.65N 85.30W
05/15/2014 M1.24 INCH BARRY MI COOP OBSERVER
COOP OBSERVER STATION HASTINGS /HASM4/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0753 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 S DEWITT 42.78N 84.59W
05/15/2014 M1.23 INCH CLINTON MI ASOS
ASOS STATION CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT /LAN/
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0755 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ENE CHARLOTTE 42.57N 84.81W
05/15/2014 M1.21 INCH EATON MI AWOS
AWOS STATION CHARLOTTE /FPK/ HEAVY RAIN
DURATION 24 HOURS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW MARSHALL 42.27N 84.97W
05/15/2014 M1.20 INCH CALHOUN MI COOP OBSERVER
COOP OBSERVER STATION MARSHALL /MARM4/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN BATTLE CREEK 42.31N 85.23W
05/15/2014 M1.19 INCH CALHOUN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION BATTLE CREEK /7984B/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 W EAST LANSING 42.74N 84.52W
05/15/2014 M1.16 INCH INGHAM MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 2 W EAST LANSING /8055O/
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
1010 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 W FULTON 42.12N 85.37W
05/15/2014 M1.14 INCH KALAMAZOO MI MESONET
MESONET STATION 1 W FULTON /DW7918/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 WSW WEBBERVILLE 42.66N 84.22W
05/15/2014 M1.13 INCH INGHAM MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 1 WSW WEBBERVILLE /4880V/
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 W EATON RAPIDS 42.50N 84.70W
05/15/2014 M1.12 INCH EATON MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 2 W EATON RAPIDS /9736S/
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
1010 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 W WHEELER 43.41N 84.46W
05/15/2014 M1.12 INCH GRATIOT MI MESONET
MESONET STATION 1 W WHEELER /CW0681/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSW WAVERLY 42.72N 84.63W
05/15/2014 M1.10 INCH EATON MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 1 SSW WAVERLY /8121O/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW GRAND LEDGE 42.77N 84.77W
05/15/2014 M1.10 INCH EATON MI COOP OBSERVER
COOP OBSERVER STATION GRAND LEDGE /GDLM4/
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0935 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSW CERESCO 42.24N 85.07W
05/15/2014 M1.10 INCH CALHOUN MI MESONET
MESONET STATION 2 SSW CERESCO /AT629/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0957 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 NW RICHLAND 42.40N 85.51W
05/15/2014 M1.09 INCH KALAMAZOO MI MESONET
MESONET STATION 3 WNW RICHLAND /CW0158/
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0957 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SSE BATH 42.77N 84.41W
05/15/2014 M1.06 INCH CLINTON MI MESONET
MESONET STATION 1 N HASLETT /CW9742/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SE BATH 42.77N 84.40W
05/15/2014 M1.05 INCH CLINTON MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 1 N HASLETT /7197O/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NE BRIDGETON 43.38N 85.88W
05/15/2014 M1.05 INCH NEWAYGO MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 4 ENE BRIDGETON /7800O/
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 W PORTAGE 42.21N 85.66W
05/15/2014 M1.03 INCH KALAMAZOO MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 4 W PORTAGE /7201O/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE SARANAC 42.96N 85.17W
05/15/2014 M1.02 INCH IONIA MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 3 NE SARANAC /9570A/ HEAVY
RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
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63The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 12:02 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 8 days |
| May 15, 12:02 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 7 days |
| May 15, 12:02 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 6 days |
| May 15, 12:02 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 5 days |
| May 15, 3:39 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 16 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.