Steady rainfall and warmer temperatures, resulting in a melting of the existing snowpack, during the period of March 18th and March 19th, led to minor flooding along the Grand River in Kent and Ottawa Counties during the period of March 22nd through March 25th. Well below normal temperatures, which returned on March 20th, greatly reduced the runoff due to snowmelt and minimized the flooding.
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Steady rainfall and warmer temperatures, resulting in a melting of the existing snowpack, during the period of March 18th and March 19th, led to minor flooding along the Grand River in Kent and Ottawa Counties during the period of March 22nd through March 25th. Well below normal temperatures, which returned on March 20th, greatly reduced the runoff due to snowmelt and minimized the flooding. No property damage resulted from this minor flooding episode.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Grand River at Comstock Park, MI, a northern suburb of Grand Rapids, crested at 12.1 feet, just one-tenth of a foot above flood stage on March 23rd. No property damage was reported and only minor flooding occurred along the west bank of the river.
The Grand River in Robinson Township crested at its flood stage of 13.3 feet on March 22nd and held steady at this level through March 25th. No property damage was reported and only minor flooding occurred.
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