1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 12, 10:09 PM EST, 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1009 PM EST WED JAN 12 2005 .UPDATE... SFC ANALYSIS PUTS THE COLD FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL UP SOUTH TO JUST EAST OF RFD TO NEAR UIN. ITS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS EAST. KGRR-88D SHOWS A SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SLOWLY MOVING EAST THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PCPN IS ALONG A LINE FROM TUSTIN TO MKG. LATEST RUC IS IN AGREEMENT WITH EARLIER MODELS IN MOVING THE FRONT THROUGH THE CWA THURSDAY MORNING. I SUSPECT THE FRONT WILL NOT SPEED UP AND IN FACT MAY SLOW DOWN A BIT. THE UPPER JET IS PROGGED TO REMAIN PARALLEL TO THE FRONT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION THE WINCHESTER IL PROFILER SHOWS SOME BACKING IN THE LOWER LEVELS WHICH ALSO SUGGESTS A SLIGHTLY SLOWER MOVEMENT. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY OVERNIGHT...PWATS ARE OVER AN INCH. BUFKIT SHOWS A DECREASINGLY IMPRESSIVE HODOGRAPH OVERNIGHT WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. WILL GO WITH CAT POPS FOR TSRA AND MENTION PATCHY DENSE FOG. WOODED AREAS STILL HAVE SOME SNOW LEFT AND VISIBILITIES FALL TO A FEW FEET IN THOSE AREAS. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES.... FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY FOR OUR ENTIRE CWA. && 93
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 635 PM EST WED JAN 12 2005 LMZ843>849-MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-131100- ALLEGAN-BARRY-CALHOUN-CLARE-CLINTON-EATON-GRATIOT-INGHAM-IONIA- ISABELLA-JACKSON-KALAMAZOO-KENT-LAKE-MASON-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-MUSKEGON- NEWAYGO-OCEANA-OSCEOLA-OTTAWA-VAN BUREN- GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI-ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI- 635 PM EST WED JAN 12 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AS WARM AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER THE SNOW. IN AREAS WHERE WINDS DIE DOWN...THE VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO. THE FOG SHOULD BEGIN TO DISSIPATE AS WINDS PICK UP AND RAIN MOVES IN AFTER MIDNIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM WILL BRING RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. EXPECT AT LEST A HALF INCH OF RAIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE THURSDAY FROM THESE STORMS. MANY LOCATIONS COULD SEE OVER AN INCH OF RAINFALL. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT TO CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF AREA STREAMS...CREEKS...RIVERS...AND LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING FROM ALMA TO JACKSON. FURTHER WEST...FROM GRAND RAPIDS AND KALAMAZOO TO LANSING...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING. THE FLOODING THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS FROM THE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL GRIP THE AREA FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED... AND THERE MAY SOME ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SNOW BELTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. OSTUNO
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:40 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
An isolated January severe thunderstorm produced seven eighths inch diameter hail in Fremont (Newaygo county). The report was received from local area law enforcement.
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