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Gale Warning 8, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

April 7, 2026

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale warning at Apr 7, 2026, 8:03 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 8, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 21 hr. 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 7, 2026, 8:03 AM EDT (12:03 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 8, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 9, 2026, 8:24 AM EDT
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Apr 7, 6:16 AM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 6:16 AM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 7, 3:11 AM EDT	Gale Watch	GRR		5 hr
Apr 7, 10:45 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Kent	60 hr
Apr 7, 2:28 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		42 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Michigan, 2026 Every gale warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.