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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

April 17, 2024Allegan County, Van Buren County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 17, 2024, 11:41 AM EDT for Allegan County, Van Buren County, Michigan. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 17, 2024, 11:41 AM EDT (15:41 UTC)
Expired
Apr 17, 2024, 12:43 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Allegan County, MI, Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 16, 3:47 PM EDT, 19 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 3:47 PM EDT, 19 hours 54 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 4:01 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRR24 hr
Apr 17, 9:58 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR2 hr
Apr 17, 11:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRKent, Ottawa74 min
Apr 17, 12:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRKalamazoo65 min
Apr 17, 1:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRREaton38 min
Apr 17, 1:40 PM EDTTornado WarningGRREaton, Ingham50 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.