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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1143 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0207 PM     HAIL             3 SE BIG RAPIDS         43.67N 85.43W
05/20/2013  M0.50 INCH       MECOSTA            MI   PUBLIC

            THE HAIL STARTED FALLING AT 201 PM EDT.

0228 PM     HAIL             RODNEY                  43.67N 85.33W
05/20/2013  M1.75 INCH       MECOSTA            MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            RELAYED BY WZZM13. MEASURED ONE AND SIX TENTHS DIAMETER
            HAIL.

0245 PM     HAIL             OXBOW                   43.48N 85.62W
05/20/2013  M1.25 INCH       NEWAYGO            MI   AMATEUR RADIO

            AT HARDY DAM.

0250 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 E HUDSONVILLE         42.88N 85.77W
05/20/2013  E50.00 MPH       KENT               MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL PINE TREES DOWN BETWEEN CANAL AVE AND WILSON AVE
            SOUTH OF RIVERTOWN PKWY. ALSO NOTED PEA SIZE HAIL

0250 PM     HAIL             GRANDVILLE              42.91N 85.76W
05/20/2013  E0.25 INCH       KENT               MI   PUBLIC

            RELAYED BY WOODTV.

0302 PM     HAIL             GRAND RAPIDS            42.96N 85.67W
05/20/2013  M0.25 INCH       KENT               MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT WOODTV.

0310 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GRAND RAPIDS            42.96N 85.67W
05/20/2013  M0.73 INCH       KENT               MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            RAINFALL IN TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES AT WOODTV.

0315 PM     HAIL             1 NE GRAND RAPIDS       42.97N 85.65W
05/20/2013  M0.70 INCH       KENT               MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0315 PM     HAIL             3 SE GRAND RAPIDS       42.94N 85.63W
05/20/2013  M0.50 INCH       KENT               MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MOSTLY PEA SIZE HAIL WHILE SOME DIME SIZE MIXED IN

0315 PM     HAIL             HARRISON                44.02N 84.80W
05/20/2013  M1.00 INCH       CLARE              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0320 PM     HAIL             ADA                     42.95N 85.49W
05/20/2013  E1.00 INCH       KENT               MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            INFORMATION RELAYED FROM THE PUBLIC VIA WOOD TV

0320 PM     HAIL             1 NE GRAND RAPIDS       42.97N 85.65W
05/20/2013  M1.00 INCH       KENT               MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0325 PM     HAIL             4 SW CANNONSBURG        43.02N 85.53W
05/20/2013  M0.75 INCH       KENT               MI   PUBLIC

            RELAYED VIA TWITTER.

0332 PM     HAIL             GERALD R FORD ARPT      42.89N 85.53W
05/20/2013  M0.70 INCH       KENT               MI   NWS EMPLOYEE

            OBSERVED AT THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE

0335 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NE GRAND RAPIDS       42.97N 85.66W
05/20/2013  E50.00 MPH       KENT               MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS OF 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER
            REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MICHIGAN ST AND
            COLLEGE AVE

0335 PM     HAIL             1 WSW CASCADE           42.91N 85.51W
05/20/2013  M0.75 INCH       KENT               MI   PUBLIC

            RELAYED BY WZZM13.

0336 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W STANWOOD            43.58N 85.48W
05/20/2013                   MECOSTA            MI   911 CALL CENTER

            MECOSTA CO. DISPATCH STATED A DOWNED TREE HAS BROUGHT
            DOWN TWO POWER LINES NEAR 8 MILE ROAD AND US 131

0337 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TRUFANT                 43.31N 85.36W
05/20/2013                   MONTCALM           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER POLES SNAPPED IN HALF IN A FIELD

0355 PM     HAIL             ADA                     42.95N 85.49W
05/20/2013  M0.70 INCH       KENT               MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

0400 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 E EDMORE              43.40N 84.95W
05/20/2013  M1.50 INCH       MONTCALM           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER ALSO NOTED TREES DOWN OVER THE ROADWAY NEAR
            CRYSTAL, MI

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELDING                 43.10N 85.23W
05/20/2013                   IONIA              MI   911 CALL CENTER

            IONIA CO CENTRAL DISPATCH STATED THAT THEY HAD VARIOUS
            REPORTS OF TREES AND LIMBS DOWN IN THE BELDING AND
            ORLEANS AREAS

0415 PM     HAIL             MOUNT PLEASANT          43.60N 84.77W
05/20/2013  M0.25 INCH       ISABELLA           MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

0420 PM     TSTM WND GST     S ALMA                  43.37N 84.66W
05/20/2013  E60.00 MPH       GRATIOT            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED SEVERAL 5-6 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN

0450 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 E ALMA                43.38N 84.62W
05/20/2013  E73.00 MPH       GRATIOT            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TREES
            WERE ONE TO ONE AND A HALF FOOT IN DIAMETER.

0500 PM     HAIL             1 SSE HASTINGS          42.64N 85.28W
05/20/2013  E0.25 INCH       BARRY              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY RAIN AND PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED

0505 PM     FLOOD            ALMA                    43.38N 84.66W
05/20/2013                   GRATIOT            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER HAS PONDED ON ROADWAY AT THE
            INTERSECTION OF CENTER STREET AND PINE AVE

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N ALMA                43.41N 84.66W
05/20/2013                   GRATIOT            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            UTILITY TRAILERS BLOWN ONTO THEIR SIDES ALONG
            M-46.SEVERAL POWER POLES BROKEN. SPOTTER ALSO NOTED LARGE
            TREE LIMBS DOWN

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E ALMA                43.38N 84.64W
05/20/2013                   GRATIOT            MI   911 CALL CENTER

            POWER POLES DOWN JUST EAST OF ALMA ON LINCOLN ROAD. ONE
            PERSON IS TRAPPED IN THEIR VEHICLE DUE TO DOWN LINES.
            VERIFIED BY ALMA POLICE DEPT

0525 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NNW MARSHALL          42.28N 84.97W
05/20/2013  M58.00 MPH       CALHOUN            MI   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL ALONG WITH
            MEASURED THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW ALMA              43.39N 84.67W
05/20/2013                   GRATIOT            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            METAL PANEL ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A CAR WASH NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION OF WARWICK DRIVE AND WRIGHT AVE.

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WACOUSTA                42.83N 84.70W
05/20/2013                   CLINTON            MI   911 CALL CENTER

            CLINTON CO DISPATCH AND EM REPORTED POWER LINES AND
            SEVERAL TREE LIMBS WERE DOWN IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF
            THE COUNTY.TREE LIMBS WERE 10 TO 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WILLIAMSTON             42.69N 84.28W
05/20/2013                   INGHAM             MI   911 CALL CENTER

            INGHAM CO DISPATCH STATED THAT TREES AND POWER LINES WERE
            REPORTED DOWN

0620 PM     HAIL             MASON                   42.58N 84.44W
05/20/2013  M0.75 INCH       INGHAM             MI   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAM RADIO OPERATOR RECEIVED REPORTS OF 1/2 TO 3/4 HAIL
            ALONG WITH MEASURED WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH

0640 PM     HAIL             1 W LEROY               44.04N 85.47W
05/20/2013  M0.50 INCH       OSCEOLA            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL RANGING FROM 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH WAS FALLING FROM 634PM
            TO 639PM

0652 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DEWITT                  42.84N 84.58W
05/20/2013                   CLINTON            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BRANCHES ON POWER LINES NORTH OF TOWN. TREE DEBRIS WAS
            SEEN ALL ALONG U.S. 127 FROM DEWITT TO ST. JOHNS.


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JMAPLES
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
