Alert archive / Michigan / River Flood Advisories in 2018
River Flood Advisory 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood advisory at Jan 11, 2018, 11:07 AM EST for Ionia County, Michigan. It was in force for 7 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2018, 11:07 AM EST (16:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2018, 6:00 AM EST
- In force
- 7 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 16:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 Ionia (IONM4). The gauge peaked at 13.17 ft at Jan 13, 2018, 5:00 PM EST.
- 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 Jan 11, 7:11 AM EST, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 7:11 AM EST, 3 hours 56 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 4:33 AM EST, 6 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 433 AM EST Thu Jan 11 2018 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-120945- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon- Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton- Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- 433 AM EST Thu Jan 11 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Minor areal flooding may develop today due to rain and snow melt, especially west of Highway 131. Areas of dense fog could also redevelop. Standing water will quickly freeze up tonight as temperatures plunge into the 20s, leading to areas of black ice. There is also a risk for some light accumulations of freezing rain and snow late tonight mainly south and east of Grand Rapids. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday The Friday morning commute may be slick due to areas of light freezing rain and snow and the overnight freeze up of standing water from Wednesday and Thursday's snowmelt. Lake effect snow will result in some accumulations west of Highway 131 over the weekend. A more widespread snow is expected beginning Sunday night and continuing through Tuesday, with light accumulations likely over most of the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. LMZ844>849-120945- 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- 433 AM EST Thu Jan 11 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Areas of fog and highs winds and waves are expected today and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday High winds and waves, along with freezing spray, are expected on Lake Michigan through Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. Meade
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 11:07 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 4 days |
| Jan 11, 11:07 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 7 days |
| Jan 11, 11:07 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 7 days |
| Jan 11, 11:07 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan | 5 days |
| Jan 11, 11:07 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Mason | 5 days |
| Jan 11, 3:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 9 more | 22 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Advisories in Michigan, 2018Every river flood advisory in 2018
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.