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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
405 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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405 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS...MOSTLY WEST OF US-131 DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF MONDAY. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS AN EXTENDED THREAT FOR SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS... MOSTLY WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
WEDNESDAY EVENING. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL HELP OF FOCUS
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN DURING THIS
TIME PERIOD. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS SEEMS HIGHEST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES. AS TYPICAL WITH A STATIONARY FRONT... THERE IS
ALSO THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND AT LEAST LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM
THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA DURING THIS TIME
PERIOD. RAINFALLS OVER OUR 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS
FOR MONDAY...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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405 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS MOIST AIR MOVES OVER THE COLD WATERS OF
LAKE MICHIGAN. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER LAKE
MICHIGAN FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE THREAT FOR FOG OVER THE LAKE CONTINUE MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
AS WARM MOIST AIR INTERACTS WITH THE COOLER WATERS OF THE LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS
FOR MONDAY...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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