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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

February 17, 2022Kent County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood warning at Feb 17, 2022, 11:09 AM EST for Kent County, Michigan. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2022, 11:09 AM EST (16:09 UTC)
Expired
Feb 17, 2022, 4:58 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Unknown

County Kent County, MI

The river

Written for the forecast point Buck Creek at Wilson Avenue at Grandville (BUCM4). The gauge peaked at 9.11 ft at Feb 17, 2022, 11:00 AM EST.

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Action stage
7.5 ft
Minor stage
9 ft
Moderate stage
10.5 ft
Major stage
12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04119160, 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 Feb 17, 6:38 AM EST, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 6:38 AM EST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 4:41 AM EST, 6 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
441 AM EST Thu Feb 17 2022

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Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
441 AM EST Thu Feb 17 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Any wet roads first thing this morning will have the potential to
become icy as temperatures fall below freezing through early this
afternoon.

Accumulating snow can be expected for most of the area through
tonight. Amounts will range from an inch or less along the U.S.-10
corridor, to 4 to 7 inches toward Marshall and Jackson. Snow
covered and slick roads will create some hazardous driving
conditions, especially for southern areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Windy conditions later Friday and Friday night could cause a few
power outages.

There is a potential for a system to bring impacts to the area on
Tuesday due to a wintry mix of precipitation.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ844>849-180945-
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-
441 AM EST Thu Feb 17 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Hazardous conditions due to winds and waves can be expected into
the overnight hours tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Gales will create very hazardous conditions Friday afternoon
through Saturday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 17, 7:22 AM EST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 17, 8:47 AM EST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 17, 10:06 AM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 17, 10:53 AM EST, 16 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 10:47 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRAllegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ottawa, Van Buren14 hr
Feb 17, 2:48 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGRRClinton64 hr
Feb 17, 11:09 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGRRIngham46 hr
Feb 17, 11:09 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGRRClinton9 days
Feb 17, 6:11 PM ESTGale WarningGRR40 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.