An isolated severe thunderstorm resulted in severe thunderstorm wind gusts across portions of Allegan and Van Buren counties.
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An isolated severe thunderstorm resulted in severe thunderstorm wind gusts across portions of Allegan and Van Buren counties.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Mar 22, 3:36 AM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 436 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2007 .SHORT TERM... ACTIVE COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE CWA THIS MORNING. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE AREA WITH THE FROPA. THE FRONT LAID FROM NEAR TVC TO MSN AS OF 08Z AND WILL SLIDE SE AND EXIT THE CWA AROUND MID DAY. THERE WILL REMAIN THE THREAT OF ISOLATED SEVERE HAIL WITH SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS...OTHERWISE THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE THE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ON TOP OF WHAT OCCURRED OVERNIGHT. THE RIVERS ARE HIGH AT THE PRESENT TIME AND SOME WILL BE APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND WILL CONTINUED TO BE MONITORED. WE HAVE ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT TO COVER THE GUSTY WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WAS MAINLY DONE TO COVER A RATHER SMALL AREA...MAINLY THE LAKESHORE...FOR A RATHER SHORT DURATION. A 60 TO 65 KT LOW LEVEL JET WAS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION AS OF 08Z AND WILL QUICKLY SLIDE TO OUR EAST TOWARD DAYBREAK. THE GOOD NEWS IS ONCE THE FRONT IS THROUGH SKIES WILL CLEAR RAPIDLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON FROM NW TO SE. TEMPS WILL FALL ONCE THE FRONT PASSES...DIPPING INTO THE MID 40S BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE MODELS HAVE TRENDED FURTHER NORTH WITH THE NEXT WAVE LATE TONIGHT THAT SPINS OFF THE UPPER LOW OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. THE WAVE TRAVELS ALONG THE FRONT THAT WILL STALL OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. IT ARRIVES TOWARD DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. WILL HAVE SLIGHT CHC POPS OVER THE FAR SW FOR A FEW SHOWERS MOVING IN AROUND SUNRISE. THE WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES ON FRIDAY WITH STRONG MOISTURE ADVECTION MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA. HAVE BUMP POPS TO LIKELY ALONG I94...WITH CHC POPS ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES WHERE IT SHOULD REMAIN DRY. BEING ON THE COOL SIDE OF THE FRONT NOT EXPECTING ANY THUNDER WITH THIS SYSTEM. TEMPS SHOULD BE THE WARMEST ACROSS THE NORTH WHERE IT WILL BE DRY WITH SOME SUNSHINE EARLY. THE WAVE AND SHOWERS WILL EXIT TO OUR SE FRIDAY EVENING. WILL SIDE WITH THE DRIER NAM ON SATURDAY. THE GFS SUFFERS FROM TOO MUCH CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK INTO THE LATER PERIODS AND BELIEVE THE QPF HAS BEEN NEGATIVELY IMPACTED. .LONG TERM... NO CHANGES NEEDED. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ENTIRE NEAR SHORE THROUGH NOON. && JK MEADE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 120 PM EDT WED MAR 21 2007 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-221015- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 120 PM EDT WED MAR 21 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT. AS WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN LATER THIS AFTERNOON THE SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME MORE WIDELY SCATTERED. MOST OF THE RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF LINE FROM HOLLAND TO LANSING THROUGH 6 PM. AT THIS TIME NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING. LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT A AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM WISCONSIN WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT. A FEW THE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT COULD BE ON THE STRONG SIDE WITH HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD GRADUALLY END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA. A FEW STRONG STORMS MAY PERSIST INTO THE MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH TOTAL RAINFALL FROM THE SYSTEM APPROACHING THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN SPOTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ844>849-221015- ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE- 120 PM EDT WED MAR 21 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WAVES WILL BUILD INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE TONIGHT WHICH WILL POSE A HAZARD TO SMALLER CRAFT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. DUKE WDM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
556 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 AM HAIL STANDALE 42.97N 85.77W
03/22/2007 E0.25 INCH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN PEA SIZE HAIL
0550 AM HAIL ALPINE 43.07N 85.68W
03/22/2007 E0.25 INCH KENT MI BROADCAST MEDIA
PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL.
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MKALEMBKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
559 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0558 AM HAIL WALKER 42.98N 85.75W
03/22/2007 E0.50 INCH KENT MI BROADCAST MEDIA
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MKALEMBKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
609 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 AM HAIL ALLEGAN 42.53N 85.85W
03/22/2007 E0.25 INCH ALLEGAN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
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MKALEMBKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
610 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 AM HAIL CASCADE 42.91N 85.50W
03/22/2007 E0.25 INCH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
0610 AM HAIL HOLLAND 42.77N 86.10W
03/22/2007 E0.50 INCH ALLEGAN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
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MKALEMBKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
618 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 AM HAIL ALPINE 43.07N 85.68W
03/22/2007 E0.25 INCH KENT MI BROADCAST MEDIA
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MKALEMBKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
625 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0618 AM HAIL ALLEGAN 42.53N 85.85W
03/22/2007 E0.25 INCH ALLEGAN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
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MKALEMBKThe Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:34 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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