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River Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI

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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1138 AM EDT MON APR 15 2013

...WATER LEVELS ARE HIGH OR FORECAST TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT RISES FOR
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS OR CREEKS:  RED CEDAR AT EAST LANSING...LOOKING
GLASS RIVER AT EAGLE...KALAMAZOO RIVER AT NEW RICHMOND...WHITE RIVER
AT WHITEHALL...PINE RIVER AT ALMA...

.THE CURRENT WEATHER IS DOMINATED BY AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM.
THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM A
QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE EXTENDED
OUTLOOK IS FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ON THURSDAY.  THE FOLLOWING
FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION.

FOR THE RED CEDAR RIVER AT EAST LANSING... THE LATEST STAGE WAS 5.8
FEET AT 10 AM MONDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE RIVER HAS
FALLEN 0.5 FEET IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.  FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.  AT
6.0 FEET... RIVER REACHES BANKFULL AND LOW LYING AREAS FLOOD.

FOR THE LOOKING GLASS RIVER NEAR EAGLE... THE LATEST STAGE WAS 4.8
FEET AT 11 AM MONDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE MAXIMUM STAGE
FORECASTED IS 4.9 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING.  FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.

FOR THE KALAMAZOO RIVER NEAR NEW RICHMOND... THE LATEST STAGE WAS
14.7 FEET AT 11 AM MONDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE RIVER HAS
FALLEN 0.4 FEET IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.  FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.

FOR THE WHITE RIVER ABOVE WHITEHALL... THE LATEST STAGE WAS 4.8 FEET
AT 9 AM MONDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE RIVER HAS FALLEN 0.4
FEET IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.  FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.  AT 5.0 FEET...
RIVER IS BANKFULL.  OVERFLOW BEGINS IN LOW LYING AREAS.

FOR THE PINE RIVER AT ALMA... THE LATEST STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET AT 10 AM
MONDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE RIVER HAS FALLEN 0.9 FEET IN
THE PAST 24 HOURS.  FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.  AT 7.0 FEET... RIVER IS
BANKFULL.

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.




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                   FLOOD  OBSERVED              FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STAGE   STAGE   DAY TIME    TUE   WED   THU

RED CEDAR
  EAST LANSING       7.0    5.8    MON 10 AM   5.3   5.2   5.1

LOOKING GLASS RIVER
  EAGLE              7.0    4.8    MON 11 AM   4.7   4.9   4.8

KALAMAZOO RIVER
  NEW RICHMOND      17.0   14.7    MON 11 AM  14.0  13.8  14.0

WHITE RIVER
  WHITEHALL          6.0    4.8    MON 09 AM   4.5   4.3   4.1

PINE RIVER
  ALMA               8.0    6.8    MON 10 AM   6.4   6.3   6.1


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