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WGUS83 KGRR 221641
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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1241 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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GRATIOT MI-ISABELLA MI-KENT MI-MECOSTA MI-MONTCALM MI-NEWAYGO MI-
OCEANA MI-MUSKEGON MI-OTTAWA MI-
1241 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  GRATIOT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
  ISABELLA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
  KENT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...
  MECOSTA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
  MONTCALM COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
  MUSKEGON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
  NEWAYGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
  OCEANA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
  OTTAWA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 1231 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPING ACROSS
  THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
  RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF MUSKEGON AND OCEANA COUNTIES.
  RAINFALL RATES IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN
  OVER A HALF INCH PER HOUR.  THIS IS ENOUGH RAIN TO CAUSE URBAN
  AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

* THE HIGHEST STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL
  LIKELY BE OVER IN MUSKEGON AND OCEANA COUNTIES WHERE STORM TOTAL
  AMOUNTS COULD LOCALLY EXCEED 3 INCHES.  THIS IS ENOUGH RAIN TO
  CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SMALLS STREAMS AND CREEKS ALONG WITH MINOR
  FLOODING.  ELSEWHERE THE 1 TO 2 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD
  LOCALLY EXCEED AN INCH.  THIS WOULD LEAD TO URBAN AND POOR
  DRAINAGE FLOODING AND SOME EROSION DUE TO RAPID RUNOFF.

* 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...ALMA...BIG RAPIDS...GRAND HAVEN...GRAND RAPIDS...
  GREENVILLE...HOLLAND...HOWARD CITY...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...
  NEWAYGO...PENTWATER...ASHLEY...BARRYTON...BEECHWOOD...BITELY...
  CEDAR SPRINGS...COOPERSVILLE...EDMORE...FREMONT...HUDSONVILLE...
  ITHACA...LOWELL...MECOSTA...MORLEY...ROCKFORD...ROSEBUSH...
  SHELBY...SPARTA...STANTON AND WEIDMAN.

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 4382 8643 4382 8461 4347 8461
      4347 8437 4312 8437 4312 8531 4277 8531
      4277 8621 4308 8626 4337 8643

$$

MJS