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Flood Watch 4, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

May 16, 202023 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this flood watch at May 16, 2020, 11:56 AM EDT for 23 counties in Michigan. It took effect at May 17, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 26 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 16, 2020, 11:56 AM EDT (15:56 UTC)
In effect from
May 17, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 17, 2020, 8:26 AM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Flood severity
None
All 23 counties

Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Clare County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Lake County, MI, Mason County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Osceola County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:57 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
May 16, 3:24 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRR35 hr
May 16, 3:30 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningGRRAllegan, Ottawa, Van Buren57 hr
May 16, 3:30 PM EDTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryGRRMason, Muskegon, Oceana57 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in Michigan, 2020Every flood watch in 2020

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.