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River Flood Advisory 49, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

June 23, 2015Kent County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood advisory at Jun 23, 2015, 3:49 AM EDT for Kent County, Michigan. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 23, 2015, 3:49 AM EDT (07:49 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2015, 9:13 PM EDT
In force: 6 days
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Kent County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Grand River at Lowell (LWLM4).

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 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 river flood advisory went out at Jun 23, 3:29 AM EDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 3:29 AM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 4:54 PM EDT, 10 hours 55 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
454 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-232100-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
454 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS
WILL BE ISOLATED TORNADOES...HIGH WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL
BE HEAVY RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

LMZ844>849-232100-
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-
454 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING WINDS OVER 35 KNOTS...HAIL...HEAVY RAIN
AND LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES THIS EVENING.

EVEN WITHOUT THUNDERSTORMS...SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING COULD
GUST OVER 35 KNOTS AT TIMES. WINDS AND WAVES WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS
TO SMALL CRAFT OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY...WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SOME
GUSTY WINDS.

OSTUNO

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:21 PM EDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1121 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

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

1110 PM     FLOOD            RICHLAND                42.38N 85.46W
06/22/2015                   KALAMAZOO          MI   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORT RELAYED BY SKYWARN OF FLOODING THAT
            IS OCCURRING IN THE 9100 BLOCK OF RICHLAND.
            WATER HAS MADE M-89 IMPASSABLE.

&&

JAM

Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:42 PM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1142 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

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

1131 PM     TSTM WND GST     BELLEVUE                42.44N 85.02W
06/22/2015  E60 MPH          EATON              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER ESTIMATED 50-60 MPH WIND. SMALL
            LIMBS WERE DOWN IN THE AREA. SPOTTER ALSO
            NOTED HE WAS APPROACHING 2.50 INCHES OF
            RAINFALL FOR THE EVENING.

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JAM

Local storm report, Jun 23, 12:57 AM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 23, 1:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 23, 2:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 23, 2:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 3 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
Jun 22, 9:25 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ionia	10 days
Jun 22, 9:25 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Clinton	35 hr
Jun 22, 9:59 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		9 hr
Jun 22, 10:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo, Van Buren	44 min
Jun 22, 10:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Van Buren	12 hr
Jun 22, 10:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Eaton	61 min
Jun 22, 10:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		53 min
Jun 22, 10:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo, Van Buren	50 min
Jun 22, 10:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan, Van Buren	43 min
Jun 22, 11:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton	46 min
Jun 22, 11:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo, Van Buren	12 hr
Jun 22, 11:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo, Van Buren	42 min
Jun 22, 11:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Ingham, Jackson	44 min
Jun 22, 11:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Calhoun	34 min
Jun 22, 11:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GRR	Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson	12 hr
Jun 23, 12:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ingham	12 hr
Jun 23, 12:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Jackson	24 min
Jun 23, 12:34 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Clinton, Ionia	12 hr
Jun 23, 1:35 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham	39 hr
Jun 23, 2:57 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Clinton	3 days
Jun 23, 3:49 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Jackson	10 hr
Jun 23, 3:49 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham	53 hr
Jun 23, 3:49 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham	3 days
Jun 23, 3:49 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Clinton	6 days
Jun 23, 3:49 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Barry	7 days
Jun 23, 11:02 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Eaton	69 hr
Jun 23, 11:02 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ionia	33 hr
Jun 23, 11:02 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Calhoun	23 hr
Jun 23, 11:02 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Allegan	10 days
Jun 23, 11:22 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Calhoun, Eaton	24 hr
Jun 23, 11:36 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	GRR	Allegan, Muskegon, Ottawa, Van Buren	5 hr
Jun 23, 12:35 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Kent	4 days

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.