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Flood Watch 1, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

April 28, 201716 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this flood watch at Apr 28, 2017, 4:03 PM EDT for 16 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Apr 29, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 41 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2017, 4:03 PM EDT (20:03 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 29, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
May 1, 2017, 7:09 AM EDT
In force
41 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Flood severity
None

Counties Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 11:51 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchGRRKent59 hr
Apr 28, 11:51 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchGRRIngham4 days
Apr 28, 11:51 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchGRRClinton5 days
Apr 28, 11:51 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchGRRKalamazoo36 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in Michigan, 2017Every flood watch in 2017

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.