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River Flood Advisory 95, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood advisory at Apr 11, 2017, 4:25 PM EDT for Ionia County, Michigan. It was in force for 29 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2017, 4:25 PM EDT (20:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 days
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Ionia County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Grand River at Ionia (IONM4).
- Action stage
- 13.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 21 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 25 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04116000, 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 Apr 11, 3:29 PM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 3:29 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 6:12 AM EDT, 10 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 612 AM EDT Tue Apr 11 2017 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-121015- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon- Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton- Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- 612 AM EDT Tue Apr 11 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Flooding will continue on area rivers and streams both today and tonight. Areas of fog, some of which may be locally dense will continue into the mid morning hours before dissipating. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Prolonged river flooding will persist through this work week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. LMZ844>849-121015- 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- 612 AM EDT Tue Apr 11 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Areas of fog, some of which may be locally dense will continue into the mid morning hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. DUKE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 11, 1:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Apr 10, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent | 28 min |
| Apr 10, 8:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Kent, Ottawa | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Kent | 34 min |
| Apr 10, 8:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry | 34 min |
| Apr 10, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 26 min | |
| Apr 10, 8:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Ionia, Kent | 23 min |
| Apr 10, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Allegan | 28 min |
| Apr 10, 9:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 11:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GRR | Clinton | 5 days |
| Apr 10, 11:46 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GRR | Kent | 50 hr |
| Apr 10, 11:46 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GRR | Kent | 50 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:31 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kalamazoo | 3 days |
| Apr 11, 12:31 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 37 hr |
| Apr 11, 1:59 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Calhoun | 42 hr |
| Apr 11, 10:25 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kalamazoo | 36 hr |
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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.