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River Flood Advisory 92, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

July 8, 2016Jackson County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood advisory at Jul 8, 2016, 2:25 AM EDT for Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2016, 2:25 AM EDT (06:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2016, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Jackson County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Grand River at Jackson (JACM4).

Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04109000, 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 Jul 8, 1:56 AM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 1:56 AM EDT, 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 1:31 PM EDT, 12 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
131 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-080830-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
131 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY BETWEEN 5 PM
AND 3 AM. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A STORM OR TWO PRODUCES DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...HAIL...AND NUISANCE FLOODING. THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD
FOR SEVERE WEATHER WOULD BE SOUTH OF I-94.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON
ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. MAIN STORM THREATS WILL BE CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

LMZ844>849-080830-
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-
131 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.
ALL STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING
STRIKES AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 KNOTS OR MORE. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF HOLLAND.

AREAS OF FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT ON LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

INCREASING WINDS AND WAVES WILL MAKE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR
SWIMMERS AND BOATERS ON LAKE MICHIGAN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND 5 TO 6 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

DUKE TJT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 7, 9:53 PM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 7, 11:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1108 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

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

1048 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ENE GRAND JUNCTION    42.41N 86.05W
07/07/2016  M1.94 INCH       VAN BUREN          MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

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NJJ
Local storm report, Jul 7, 11:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1112 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

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

1040 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BRECKENRIDGE            43.41N 84.47W
07/07/2016  M1.24 INCH       GRATIOT            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

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NJJ
Local storm report, Jul 7, 11:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1129 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

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

1129 PM     HEAVY RAIN       PAW PAW                 42.22N 85.89W
07/07/2016  M1.50 INCH       VAN BUREN          MI   PUBLIC

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NJJ
Local storm report, Jul 7, 11:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1137 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

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

1136 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW PAW PAW            42.20N 85.92W
07/07/2016  M3.40 INCH       VAN BUREN          MI   PUBLIC

            .

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NJJ
Local storm report, Jul 8, 2:10 AM EDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
210 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

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

0156 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WNW JACKSON           42.26N 84.46W
07/08/2016  M3.12 INCH       JACKSON            MI   ASOS

            ASOS STATION JACKSON COUNTY-REYNOLDS FIELD
            AIRPORT /JXN/.

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NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 11:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo, Van Buren9 hr
Jul 7, 11:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRJackson9 hr
Jul 8, 2:25 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGRRJackson37 days
Jul 8, 2:36 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningGRRJackson12 hr
Jul 8, 3:59 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRR42 hr
Jul 8, 4:06 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGRRAllegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren42 hr
Jul 8, 9:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRClare, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Newaygo, Osceola2 hr
Jul 8, 9:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRLake26 min
Jul 8, 9:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRROsceola37 min
Jul 8, 11:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRClare, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo and 2 more3 hr
Jul 8, 11:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRClare, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo and 2 more3 hr
Jul 8, 11:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRNewaygo25 min
Jul 8, 12:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRROsceola52 min
Jul 8, 12:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClare40 min
Jul 8, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR37 min
Jul 8, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRROttawa51 min
Jul 8, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRClare51 min
Jul 8, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRROttawa25 min
Jul 8, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClare33 min
Jul 8, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRKent65 min
Jul 8, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRIonia29 min
Jul 8, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClinton, Ionia42 min
Jul 8, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRIngham47 min

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in Michigan, 2016Every river flood advisory in 2016

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.