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River Flood Warning 33, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

October 30, 2019Clinton County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood warning at Oct 30, 2019, 10:08 PM EDT for Clinton County, Michigan. It took effect at Nov 1, 2019, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 30, 2019, 10:08 PM EDT (02:08 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 1, 2019, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired: Nov 5, 2019, 10:58 AM EST
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Clinton County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 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 Maple River at Maple Rapids (MRPM4).

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 9 ft
Moderate stage: 11 ft
Major stage: 13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04115000, 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 warning 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 warning went out at Oct 30, 8:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 8:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 30, 4:28 AM EDT, 17 hours 40 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
428 AM EDT Wed Oct 30 2019

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-310830-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
428 AM EDT Wed Oct 30 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Snow could cause hazardous travel conditions Thursday night
into Friday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ844>849-310830-
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-
428 AM EDT Wed Oct 30 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Conditions will become hazardous to small craft late tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Conditions will be hazardous for mariners through Friday.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 31, 4:07 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 5 more	8 hr
Oct 31, 10:20 AM EDT	Lakeshore Flood Warning	GRR	Van Buren	17 hr
Oct 31, 12:56 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	GRR	Kent	5 days
Oct 31, 12:56 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	GRR	Ottawa	6 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Michigan, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

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.