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Gale Watch 5, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

February 23, 2016

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale watch at Feb 23, 2016, 3:58 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 24, 2016, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2016, 3:58 AM EST (08:58 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2016, 3:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 23, 2016, 3:43 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Feb 23, 3:30 AM EST, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 3:30 AM EST, 28 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 23, 3:43 PM ESTGale WarningGRR54 hr
Feb 23, 3:47 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 15 more42 hr
Feb 23, 3:47 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGRRLake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola38 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.