Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
937 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014

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OCEANA MI-MUSKEGON MI-
937 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  MUSKEGON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
  OCEANA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 330 AM EDT

* AT 933 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.  THEY
  STRETCHED FROM NEAR ROTHBURY TO DUCK LAKE STATE PARK.  THE STORMS
  WERE TRACKING EAST SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 35 MPH.  THE STORMS WILL
  LAST ABOUT AN HOUR.  THEY WILL BE CAPABLE OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1
  TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES AS THEY TRACK THROUGH.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO
  OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER
  CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING
  INCLUDE...MUSKEGON...PENTWATER...SHELBY...WHITEHALL...BLUE LAKE...
  CANADA CORNERS...CLEAR LAKE...COLFAX...MEINERT PARK...MOORLAND...
  MUSKEGON ARPT...ST. HUBERTS...WEARE AND WHITE LAKE.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

&&

LAT...LON 4367 8654 4374 8647 4382 8643 4381 8604
      4329 8604 4329 8579 4321 8579 4320 8591
      4312 8591 4312 8628 4333 8641 4349 8647
      4362 8654

$$

MJS
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