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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this special weather statement at Oct 15, 2017, 2:58 AM EDT for Ingham County, Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Oct 15, 2017, 2:58 AM EDT (06:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2017, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Ingham County, MI, Jackson County, MI
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NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Oct 15, 1:16 AM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 1:16 AM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 352 AM EDT Sat Oct 14 2017 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-150800- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon- Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton- Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- 352 AM EDT Sat Oct 14 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Small stream and urban flooding is possible through tonight. Rainfall rates over a half inch per hour will accompany the heaviest downpours. Leaves could clog drains enhancing the urban flood risk. A slight risk for severe thunderstorms exists into tonight. Damaging winds are the main risks. An isolated tornado will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Flooding could linger into Sunday if enough rain falls. Larger rivers are forecasted to experience steady rises. Scattered power outages may occur on Sunday as gusty winds over 40 mph may occur. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed into tonight. LMZ844>849-150800- 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- 352 AM EDT Sat Oct 14 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Thunderstorms may pose a risk to mariners today and tonight. The wind will increase going into tonight and gales may develop. Boating will become hazardous. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Gale force winds look likely for Sunday. This will build the waves to over 8 feet for much of the nearshore area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed into tonight.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 14, 11:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Oct 14, 9:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Eaton | 24 hr |
| Oct 14, 9:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GRR | Kalamazoo | 58 hr |
| Oct 14, 10:34 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 37 hr |
| Oct 14, 10:34 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 59 hr |
| Oct 14, 10:34 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 37 hr |
| Oct 14, 10:34 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Barry | 37 hr |
| Oct 14, 10:34 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan | 4 days |
| Oct 15, 1:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Van Buren | 59 min |
| Oct 15, 5:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Mecosta, Newaygo, Osceola | 64 min |
| Oct 15, 7:51 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kalamazoo | 36 hr |
| Oct 15, 6:33 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 13 hr |
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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.