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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

July 14, 20156 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 14, 2015, 3:30 AM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jul 14, 2015, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 2015, 3:30 AM EDT (07:30 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 14, 2015, 4:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 15, 2015, 10:00 AM EDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI

Counties Allegan County, MI, Mason County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:30 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 nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 214 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2015-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1528 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2015-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1528 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1136 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
6.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

527 
WHUS43 KGRR 140730
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
330 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-141530-
/O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0010.150714T0800Z-150715T0700Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-
330 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED

* RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE OR APPROPRIATE
  ZONE. 

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE...

 NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...
 HOLLAND STATE PARK...
 MUSKEGON STATE PARK...
 MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...
 STEARNSPARK IN LUDINGTON.

 
* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...THE STORMS FROM LAST NIGHT DID
  CAUSE THE WAVES TO BUILD. SO THIS MORNING WE COULD SEE LOCALIZED
  HAZARDOUS SWIM CONDITIONS. THEN THIS AFTERNOON NORTHERLY WINDS
  WILL STRENGHTHEN AS A DRIER AIRMASS MOVES IN. SUSTAINED WINDS
  OVER 20 KNOTS SHOULD BUILD THE WAVES TO OVER 3 FEET LEADING TO
  THE DANGEROUS SWIM CONDITIONS.

RECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A
STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. 

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER.

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR
6 follow-up statements
362 
WHUS43 KGRR 140948
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
548 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-141800-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-150715T0700Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-
548 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED

* RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE...

NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...
HOLLAND STATE PARK...
MUSKEGON STATE PARK...
MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...
STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...THE STORMS FROM LAST NIGHT DID 
  CAUSE THE WAVES TO BUILD. SO THIS MORNING WE COULD SEE 
  LOCALIZED HAZARDOUS SWIM CONDITIONS. THEN THIS AFTERNOON 
  NORTHERLY WINDS WILL STRENGHTHEN AS A DRIER AIRMASS MOVES IN. 
  SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 20 KNOTS SHOULD BUILD THE WAVES TO OVER 3 
  FEET LEADING TO THE DANGEROUS SWIM CONDITIONS. 

RECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A
STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER.

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR
999 
WHUS43 KGRR 141642
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1242 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

MIZ071-150045-
/O.EXB.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-150715T1200Z/
VAN BUREN-
1242 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED

* RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE...

  NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH WINDS WILL
  INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 15 TO 30 MPH...WHICH WILL
  BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE BY THIS EVENING. THE HIGH
  WAVES ALONG WITH STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL
  CURRENTS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH PIERS WILL MAKE FOR
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A
STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER.

&&

$$

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-150045-
/O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-150715T1200Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-
1242 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED

* RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO MANISTEE

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE...

  HOLLAND STATE PARK... 
  MUSKEGON STATE PARK... 
  MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... 
  STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH WINDS WILL
  INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 15 TO 30 MPH...WHICH WILL
  BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE BY THIS EVENING. THE HIGH
  WAVES ALONG WITH STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL
  CURRENTS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH PIERS WILL MAKE FOR
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A
STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/GRR

DUKE
673 
WHUS43 KGRR 141959
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
359 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-150400-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-150715T1200Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
359 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED

* RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE...

  STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON
  MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...
  MUSKEGON STATE PARK...
  HOLLAND STATE PARK...
  NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...         

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WILL BUILD WAVES INTO
  THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE. THE HIGH WAVES ALONG WITH STRONG
  LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
  NORTH PIERS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS FROM
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WINDS AND WAVES WILL SUBSIDE
  CONSIDERABLY HEADING INTO DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A
STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/GRR

DUKE
786 
WHUS43 KGRR 150221
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1021 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-151030-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-150715T1200Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
1021 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED

* RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TONIGHT INCLUDE...

 STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...
MUSKEGON STATE PARK... HOLLAND STATE PARK... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH
HAVEN...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  WILL SLOWLY DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OVERNIGHT TO 10 TO 15
  KNOTS BY MORNING. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL BE COMMON EARLY
  TONIGHT BUT WILL SUBIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET TOWARD MORNING. THE HIGH
  WAVES ALONG WITH STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL
  CURRENTS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH PIERS WILL MAKE FOR
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. WINDS AND WAVES WILL
  SUBSIDE CONSIDERABLY HEADING INTO DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A
STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER.

&&

$$
WDM

WEATHER.GOV/GRR
654 
WHUS43 KGRR 150717
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
317 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-150830-
/O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-150715T1200Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-
317 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

WAVES HAVE DECREASED TO UNDER 4 FEET...THUS THE BEACH HAZARDS
STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MIZ071-151200-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-150715T1200Z/
VAN BUREN-
317 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED

* RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TONIGHT 
  INCLUDE...

NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO
  SUBIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET TOWARD 8 AM. THE HIGH WAVES ALONG WITH
  STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ON THE NORTH
  SIDE OF NORTH PIERS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS
  TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A
STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER.

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR
957 
WHUS43 KGRR 151125
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
725 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015

MIZ071-151400-
/O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-150715T1400Z/
VAN BUREN-
725 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED

* RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TONIGHT 
  INCLUDE... 

NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES WILL CONTINUE 
  TO SUBIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET TOWARD 10 AM. THE HIGH WAVES ALONG 
  WITH STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ON THE 
  NORTH SIDE OF NORTH PIERS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A
STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER.

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement 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 beach hazards statement went out at Jul 14, 3:25 AM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 3:25 AM EDT, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
325 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

LATEST UPDATE...
SYNOPSIS/SHORT TERM/LONG TERM/HYDRO/MARINE

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 305 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

LOW PRESSURE WILL PULL AWAY FROM THE REGION TODAY. THERE STILL
COULD BE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AROUND. CANADIAN HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT AND REMAIN ACROSS
THE REGION INTO THURSDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 305 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

I DOWNPLAYED THE POPS TODAY. LOOKS LIKE THE BEST LIFT AND MOISTURE
WILL PASS BY THIS AM. OVERALL THE ATMOSPHERE DRIES OUT THROUGH THE
DAY. STILL ENOUGH INSTABILITY AROUND FOR A FEW STORMS.

HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN TONIGHT AND STAYS ACROSS THE REGION INTO
THU. THUS DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECASTED.

WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS TO
ARRIVE THU AFTERNOON. FAVORABLE SETUP FOR STRONGER CONVECTION TO
OUR WEST INTO THE AFTN. WILL KEEP IT DRY FOR NOW AS NOT ALL MODELS
SHOW STORMS FOR THE AFTN.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 305 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

WE COULD BE LOOKING AT THE WARMEST WEATHER OF THE SEASON SO FAR THIS
COMING WEEKEND BUT THIS IS SURELY NOT CERTAIN. WE WILL ALSO HAVE
PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AT THIS POINT FRIDAY AND
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY LOOK LIKE THE WET DAYS.

THERE IS A RATHER COMPLEX INTERACTION GOING ON BETWEEN THE NORTHERN
STREAM AND THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL UNITED
STATES. ON THURSDAY WE HAVE A SHORTWAVE RIDGE MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
BUT THAT IS QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY A PACIFIC SHORTWAVE THAT GETS
EJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKAN. THAT WAVE BRINGS
WARMER AIR BACK INTO THE AREA BUT WILL ALSO BRING A PERIOD OF
SHOWERS AND  AHEAD OF THE WARMER AIR THAT WILL LIKELY
LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WHERE OUR PROBLEM COMES WITH STAYING WARM THIS COMING WEEKEND IS
LARGE AND DEEPENING NORTHERN STREAM CUT OFF LOW THAT DEVELOPS OVER
BRITISH COLUMBIA EARLY IN THE WEEKEND. JUST HOW FAST THAT GETS EAST
AND HOW MANY SHORTWAVES TRACK EAST AHEAD OF IT WILL DETERMINE JUST
HOW WARM IT CAN GET THIS WEEKEND. IF THE NORTHERN STREAM WAVES GET
TO CLOSE WE WILL HAVE CONVECTION EACH DAY AND THAT WILL LIMIT HOW
WARM IT WILL GET. HOWEVER AT THIS POINT BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS DO
SHOW A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER SATURDAY INTO AT LEAST EARLY SUNDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 142 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

THE LINE OF STORMS WILL CLEAR THE AREA BY 09Z...CONDITIONS SHOULD
BE VFR FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE THIS. TOWARD MORNING A SECONDARYCOLD
FRONT COMES THROUGH AND THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF SHOWERS WITH
MVFR CIGS (MID MORNING HOURS). BEHIND THAT WINDS TURN TO THE NORTH
AND DRY AIR WILL FILTER IN. THIS SHOULD SLOWLY LIFT CIGS TO VFR BY
LATE AFTERNOON. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...
ISSUED AT 305 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

WILL GO WITH SCA AND BEACH HAZARDS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE
STORMS EARLIER STIRRED UP THE LAKE AND CAUSED 3 TO 5 FOOTERS FROM
HOLLAND TO BRIDGEMAN OFF OF BERRIEN CO. I SUSPECT THE WAVE WILL
BE 2 TO 4 FEET THIS AM. NORTHERLY DRY FLOW DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON
AND RUC GUIDANCE SHOWS SUSTAINED VALUES 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY EVENING.
THIS WILL BUILD THE WAVES AGAIN AND IT APPEARS THEY MAY BE HIGHER
THAN MODELS ARE FORECASTING. SO WILL GO WITH HEADLINES FOR THIS
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS BOATING/SWIM DAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 305 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

URBAN POOR DRAINAGE ISSUES LIKELY TO CONTINUE ACROSS OUR ADVISORY
AREA. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE FORECASTED...BUT THE COVERAGE LOOKS TO
BE LESS THAN WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN. THIS SHOULD ACT TO KEEP
BASIN AVERAGE AMOUNTS DOWN.

&&

.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR MIZ037-043-050-
     056-064-071.

LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR LMZ844>849.

&&

SYNOPSIS...MJS
SHORT TERM...MJS
LONG TERM...WDM
AVIATION...WDM
HYDROLOGY...MJS
MARINE...MJS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 5:18 PM EDT, 10 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
518 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-140945-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
518 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY SOUTH OF A SOUTH HAVEN
TO KALAMAZOO LINE. LARGE HAIL IS THE PRIMARY RISK. ELSEWHERE...THERE
COULD BE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. AT THIS
TIME SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT FORECASTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

LMZ844>849-140945-
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-
518 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS COULD POSE A RISK TO MARINERS. GUSTY WINDS OVER 35
KNOTS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE THE MAIN
RISKS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

WDM TJ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 14, 1:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
159 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0146 AM     FLOOD            LOWELL                  42.93N 85.34W
07/14/2015                   KENT               MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY EM OF STREET
            FLOODING OCCURRING AT MAIN STREET AND
            HUDSON.

&&

JAM
Local storm report, Jul 14, 2:01 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
201 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0155 AM     FLOOD            ADA                     42.96N 85.48W
07/14/2015                   KENT               MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORT OF 3 STRANDED VEHICLES NEAR FULTON
            AND ADA DRIVE. COURTESY OF WOOD-TV

&&

JAM
Local storm report, Jul 14, 2:05 AM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
205 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0156 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW IONIA             42.97N 85.07W
07/14/2015                   IONIA              MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN AT THE
            200 BLOCK OF WEST RIVERSIDE DRIVE

&&

JAM
Local storm report, Jul 14, 2:49 AM EDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
249 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0105 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 NE DORR               42.73N 85.71W
07/14/2015  M70 MPH          ALLEGAN            MI   MESONET

            MESONET STATION DORR /E7465/

0200 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 N EDGEMONT PARK       42.78N 84.59W
07/14/2015  M51 MPH          CLINTON            MI   ASOS

            ASOS STATION CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT /LAN/

1139 PM     TSTM WND GST     WABANINGO               43.37N 86.42W
07/13/2015  M46 MPH          MUSKEGON           MI   MESONET

            MESONET STATION WABANINGO /D2963/

0133 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 S IONIA               42.94N 85.06W
07/14/2015  M45 MPH          IONIA              MI   AWOS

            AWOS STATION IONIA COUNTY ARPT /Y70/

0135 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 ENE CHARLOTTE         42.57N 84.81W
07/14/2015  M44 MPH          EATON              MI   AWOS

            AWOS STATION CHARLOTTE FITCH BEACH ARPT
            /FPK/

0102 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 ESE NORTH DORR        42.76N 85.73W
07/14/2015  M42 MPH          ALLEGAN            MI   MESONET

            MESONET STATION 1 ESE NORTH DORR /AV010/

1210 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 ESE REEMAN            43.44N 85.99W
07/14/2015  M41 MPH          NEWAYGO            MI   AWOS

            AWOS STATION FREMONT MUNICIPAL ARPT /FFX/

&&

NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Jul 14, 2:54 AM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
254 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0108 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW LOWELL            42.96N 85.41W
07/14/2015                   KENT               MI   PUBLIC

            ONLINE SUBMISSION OF ROOF DAMAGE TO HOME
            ALONG WITH SEVERAL TREE LIMBS THAT WERE
            DOWNED IN THE AREA.

&&

JAM
Local storm report, Jul 14, 2:56 AM EDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
256 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0108 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW LOWELL            42.96N 85.41W
07/14/2015                   KENT               MI   PUBLIC

            ONLINE SUBMISSION OF ROOF DAMAGE TO HOME
            ALONG WITH SEVERAL TREE LIMBS THAT WERE
            DOWNED IN THE AREA.

0133 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 S IONIA               42.94N 85.06W
07/14/2015  M45 MPH          IONIA              MI   AWOS

            AWOS STATION IONIA COUNTY ARPT /Y70/

0200 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 N EDGEMONT PARK       42.78N 84.59W
07/14/2015  M51 MPH          CLINTON            MI   ASOS

            ASOS STATION CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT /LAN/

0135 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 ENE CHARLOTTE         42.57N 84.81W
07/14/2015  M44 MPH          EATON              MI   AWOS

            AWOS STATION CHARLOTTE FITCH BEACH ARPT
            /FPK/

1210 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 ESE REEMAN            43.44N 85.99W
07/14/2015  M41 MPH          NEWAYGO            MI   AWOS

            AWOS STATION FREMONT MUNICIPAL ARPT /FFX/

0105 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 NE DORR               42.73N 85.71W
07/14/2015  M70 MPH          ALLEGAN            MI   MESONET

            MESONET STATION DORR /E7465/

1139 PM     TSTM WND GST     WABANINGO               43.37N 86.42W
07/13/2015  M46 MPH          MUSKEGON           MI   MESONET

            MESONET STATION WABANINGO /D2963/

0102 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 ESE NORTH DORR        42.76N 85.73W
07/14/2015  M42 MPH          ALLEGAN            MI   MESONET

            MESONET STATION 1 ESE NORTH DORR /AV010/

0156 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW IONIA             42.97N 85.07W
07/14/2015                   IONIA              MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN AT THE
            200 BLOCK OF WEST RIVERSIDE DRIVE

0155 AM     FLOOD            ADA                     42.96N 85.48W
07/14/2015                   KENT               MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORT OF 3 STRANDED VEHICLES NEAR FULTON
            AND ADA DRIVE. COURTESY OF WOOD-TV

0146 AM     FLOOD            LOWELL                  42.93N 85.34W
07/14/2015                   KENT               MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY EM OF STREET
            FLOODING OCCURRING AT MAIN STREET AND
            HUDSON.

0146 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW IONIA              43.00N 85.08W
07/14/2015                   IONIA              MI   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES REPORTED DOWN AT APPLETREE AND M-66

1239 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 S HOLLAND             42.74N 86.11W
07/14/2015  M52 MPH          ALLEGAN            MI   ASOS

0122 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N CUTLERVILLE         42.86N 85.66W
07/14/2015                   KENT               MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWER LINE REPORTED DOWN AT 56TH AND
            DIVISION. RELAYED BY WOOD-TV

0116 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CUTLERVILLE             42.85N 85.66W
07/14/2015                   KENT               MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WOOD-TV RELAYED A REPORT OF TREE DOWN NEAR
            MAPLEBROOK RD IN CALEDONIA. THEY ALSO
            RECEIVED REPORTS OF SHINGLES TAKEN OF A
            HOUSE, AS WELL AS A WINDOW BLOWN OUT.

0115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE BEECHWOOD         42.79N 86.10W
07/14/2015                   OTTAWA             MI   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN AT 6TH STREET AND COLLEGE AVE.

0108 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 ENE KENTWOOD          42.90N 85.55W
07/14/2015  M52 MPH          KENT               MI   ASOS

0108 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE RODNEY            43.63N 85.30W
07/14/2015                   MECOSTA            MI   911 CALL CENTER

            CENTRAL DISPATCH REPORTED A TREE DOWN AT 11
            MILE AND ROUND LAKE

1259 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE MACATAWA           42.79N 86.17W
07/14/2015                   OTTAWA             MI   911 CALL CENTER

            CENTRAL DISPATCH REPORTED THAT A TREE WAS
            BLOCKING OTTAWA BEACH RD IN PARK TWP

1257 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 E PINE CREEK          42.17N 85.16W
07/14/2015                   CALHOUN            MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE LIMB DOWN BLOCKING EAST BOUND ROADWAY
            REPORTED BY CENTRAL DISPATCH AND RELAYED BY
            EM.

1241 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE HOLLAND            42.80N 86.08W
07/14/2015                   OTTAWA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER ESTIMATED 50 MPH WINDS IN THE AREA
            AND NOTED THAT FIRE DEPT REPORTED POWER
            LINES DOWN IN THE AREA OF COLUMBIA AND 38TH

1238 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 SSW HOLLAND           42.72N 86.13W
07/14/2015  E60 MPH          ALLEGAN            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH.
            SOME SMALL TREE DEBRIS WAS NOTED BY THE
            SPOTTER AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT.

1220 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SSE WOODVILLE         43.58N 85.64W
07/14/2015                   NEWAYGO            MI   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE REPORTED DOWN ON A CAR WITH PEOPLE
            INSIDE. RELAYED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR.

1220 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N BRIDGETON           43.39N 85.94W
07/14/2015                   NEWAYGO            MI   AMATEUR RADIO

            A FEW TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN AROUND WARNER
            AND 92ND, AS WELL AS 92ND AND 64TH ST. SOUTH
            OF FREMONT. REPORT RELAYED VIA HAM RADIO
            OPERATOR.

&&

NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 10:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR2 hr
Jul 13, 11:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRCalhoun, Kalamazoo28 min
Jul 14, 12:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRNewaygo67 min
Jul 14, 12:20 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR55 min
Jul 14, 12:22 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRAllegan55 min
Jul 14, 12:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRMecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo48 min
Jul 14, 12:38 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRROttawa32 min
Jul 14, 12:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRKent48 min
Jul 14, 1:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRIonia51 min
Jul 14, 1:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClinton43 min
Jul 14, 1:55 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 6 more12 hr
Jul 14, 3:44 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRR30 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.