Alert archive / Michigan / River Flood Warnings in 2024

River Flood Warning 7, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

July 9, 2024Jackson County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood warning at Jul 9, 2024, 9:32 PM EDT for Jackson County, Michigan. It took effect at Jul 10, 2024, 5:25 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 9, 2024, 9:32 PM EDT (01:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 10, 2024, 5:25 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 10, 2024, 11:01 PM EDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Unknown

County Jackson County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:35 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 Jackson (JACM4). The gauge peaked at 15.12 ft at Jul 10, 2024, 12:00 PM EDT.

actionminormoderatemajor1012141607/1007/1107/12
Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04109000, 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 Jul 9, 3:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 3:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 3:58 AM EDT, 17 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
358 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-100800-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
358 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today Through Wednesday

Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon mainly south
of I96. Locally heavy rain and cloud to ground lightning are the
main concerns.

Heavy rain is likely and thunderstorms are possible tonight into
Wednesday as tropical moisture arrives in the great lakes.
Flooding in urban/poor drainage areas and creeks/streams is likely
south of Mount Pleasant to Grand Haven. Minor flooding of smaller
rivers is also likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday Night through Monday

If any river flooding occurs as a result of heavy rainfall,
impacts may continue into late week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ844>849-100800-
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-
358 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon mainly south
of I96. Locally heavy rain and cloud to ground lightning are the
main concerns.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Conditions hazardous to small craft and beachgoers (strong winds
and larger waves) are possible Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

Thomas

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 9, 4:14 PM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Jul 9, 5:27 PM EDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Jul 9, 5:44 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Jul 9, 7:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 9:32 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGRRIngham72 hr
Jul 10, 12:13 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGRRClinton22 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Michigan, 2024Every river flood warning in 2024

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.