Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1223 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-221830-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...
HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...
HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING
1223 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013


...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 1218 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A WARM FRONT FROM NEAR MUSKEGON TO MOUNT PLEASANT. MOVEMENT
WAS NORTH AT AROUND 25 MPH.

IN ADDITION LOCALLY A HALF INCH OF RAIN COULD ACCOMPANY THE
HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STORMS. THIS COULD LEAD TO URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING.

WHILE NO FUNNEL CLOUDS OR TORNADOES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THIS
TIME...THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS TODAY SUPPORT THE RAPID AND
SUDDEN DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS AND EVEN BRIEF WEAK
TORNADOES... WHICH MAY APPEAR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. THESE MAY
EVEN OCCUR FROM JUST RAIN SHOWERS...WITHOUT A THUNDERSTORM AND
LIGHTNING IN THE VICINITY.

IF A FUNNEL CLOUD OR TORNADO IS SPOTTED...GET INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE REPORT FUNNEL CLOUDS OR TORNADOES TO
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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MJS

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1215 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-230845-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
1215 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE A THREAT FROM SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY WITH
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF TO ONE AND HALF INCHES
LOCALLY. FLOODING IN LOW AREAS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE IS
POSSIBLE.

THE STRONGEST OF STORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE HAIL TO
A HALF INCH TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER AND WINDS TO 50
TO 60 MPH POTENTIALLY. A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS THE
AREA MAY AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEAK TORNADO OR TWO AS WELL.

STORMS AND ANY SEVERE THREAT WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

RAIN WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AND IT MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THE
MORNING. SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREA MAY STILL BE AN ISSUE.

FROST IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND NORTH OF ROUTE 10 FRIDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ALL INSTANCES OF HAIL...WIND
DAMAGE OR LOCALIZED FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SHARE PHOTOS WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS ON
FACEBOOK AND ON TWITTER AT NWSGRANDRAPIDS.

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