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Areal Flood Warning 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

August 13, 2016Ingham County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this areal flood warning at Aug 13, 2016, 2:32 AM EDT for Ingham County, Michigan. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 13, 2016, 2:32 AM EDT (06:32 UTC)
Expired: Aug 13, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Ingham County, MI

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Aug 13, 1:49 AM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 1:49 AM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 3:54 AM EDT, 22 hours 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
354 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 2016

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-130800-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
354 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. AN ELEVATED RISK FOR
FLOODING EXISTS. URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS LOOK MOST PRONE.
IF THE THUNDERSTORMS REPEAT OVER THE SAME AREA...SMALLER STREAMS
AND RIVERS COULD SEE FLOODING AS WELL.

A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A MUSKEGON TO LANSING LINE. DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY
RISKS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE HEAVY RAIN COULD PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH
FLOODING POSSIBLE.

NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED INTO TONIGHT.

LMZ844>849-130800-
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-
354 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES. WAVES COULD BE LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED INTO TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 12, 10:14 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1014 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2016

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

0210 PM     TORNADO          3 NW FENNVILLE          42.62N 86.15W
08/12/2016                   ALLEGAN            MI   NWS STORM SURVEY

            EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY NEAR RIVERSIDE ROAD.
            ONE OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED. TWO HOMES HAD MINOR SIDING
            OR ROOFING DAMAGE FROM DEBRIS AND FALLEN TREES.
            SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE ALONG THE PATH THAT WAS ABOUT ONE
            QUARTER MILE LONG AND 25-50 YARDS WIDE.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 12, 10:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1040 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2016

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

1035 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 W ZEELAND             42.81N 86.08W
08/12/2016  M1.78 INCH       OTTAWA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DAILY RAINFALL TOTAL THROUGH 10 PM.

&&

JK

Local storm report, Aug 13, 1:14 AM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 1:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 2:21 AM EDT, 11 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
Aug 13, 12:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo, Van Buren	12 hr
Aug 13, 1:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Calhoun	54 min
Aug 13, 1:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham, Jackson	12 hr
Aug 13, 2:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Ingham	54 min

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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.