River Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI

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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1126 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE FOR RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN...

FOR THE WHITE RIVER ABOVE WHITEHALL... THE LATEST STAGE WAS 2.5 FEET
AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE MAXIMUM STAGE
FORECASTED IS 5.3 FEET FRIDAY EVENING.  FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.  AT
5.0 FEET... RIVER IS BANKFULL.  OVERFLOW BEGINS IN LOW LYING AREAS.

FOR THE MUSKEGON RIVER AT EVART... THE LATEST STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET AT
10 AM WEDNESDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE MAXIMUM STAGE
FORECASTED IS 9.9 FEET SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.  FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0
FEET.

FOR THE LITTLE MUSKEGON RIVER ABOVE MORLEY... NO OBSERVED STAGE WAS
AVAILABLE.  NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE MAXIMUM STAGE FORECASTED IS
4.7 FEET TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON.  FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.  AT 4.0
FEET... RIVER IS BANKFULL.

FOR THE CHIPPEWA RIVER BELOW MT PLEASANT... THE LATEST STAGE WAS 4.2
FEET AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE MAXIMUM
STAGE FORECASTED IS 7.1 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.  FLOOD STAGE IS
8.0 FEET.  AT 8.0 FEET... EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF THE GOLF COURSE...
ISLAND PARK AND NELSON PARK IN WESTERN MT. PLEASANT.

SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.

STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL
RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.


ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR.



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                   FLOOD  OBSERVED              FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STAGE   STAGE   DAY TIME    THU   FRI   SAT

WHITE RIVER
  WHITEHALL          6.0    2.5    WED 10 AM   3.3   5.1   5.3

MUSKEGON RIVER
  EVART             12.0    8.4    WED 10 AM   8.8   9.6   9.8

LITTLE MUSKEGON
  MORLEY             6.0      M    M           4.5   4.2   3.4

CHIPPEWA RIVER
  MT PLEASANT        8.0    4.2    WED 10 AM   5.0   6.7   7.1


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