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River Flood Advisory 92, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
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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</html>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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</html>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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NJJLocal 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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NJJLocal 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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NJJLocal 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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NJJLocal 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 SYSTEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 11:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 9 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Jackson | 9 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:25 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Jackson | 37 days |
| Jul 8, 2:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GRR | Jackson | 12 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:59 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 42 hr | |
| Jul 8, 4:06 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren | 42 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Newaygo, Osceola | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Lake | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 9:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Osceola | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 11:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Newaygo | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 12:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Osceola | 52 min |
| Jul 8, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clare | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 37 min | |
| Jul 8, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ottawa | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ottawa | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clare | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ionia | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton, Ionia | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ingham | 47 min |
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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.