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Gale Warning 9, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

April 27, 2026

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale warning at Apr 27, 2026, 2:37 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 27, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 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 27, 2026, 2:37 PM EDT (18:37 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 27, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 27, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 5 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 27, 2:35 PM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 2:35 PM EDT, 2 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 27, 1:44 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more	6 hr
Apr 27, 2:37 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		27 hr
Apr 27, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		2 hr
Apr 27, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GRR	Kalamazoo	58 min
Apr 27, 5:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Kent	59 min
Apr 27, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Eaton	83 min
Apr 27, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Ingham, Jackson	63 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.