Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
520 AM EDT WED APR 16 2014

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HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-
WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI-MASON-LAKE-
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GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-
VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
520 AM EDT WED APR 16 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG SOME AREA RIVERS... INCLUDING THE
MUSKEGON...PERE MARQUETTE... WHITE... ROGUE AND CHIPPEWA RIVERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG SOME AREA RIVERS... INCLUDING THE
MUSKEGON...PERE MARQUETTE... WHITE... AND CHIPPEWA RIVERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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OSTUNO

Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1013 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN...

  ROGUE RIVER BELOW ROCKFORD AFFECTING KENT COUNTY
  PERE MARQUETTE RIVER NEAR SCOTTVILLE AFFECTING MASON COUNTY
  WHITE RIVER ABOVE WHITEHALL AFFECTING MUSKEGON COUNTY
  CHIPPEWA RIVER BELOW MT PLEASANT AFFECTING ISABELLA COUNTY

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN...

  MUSKEGON RIVER AT EVART AFFECTING OSCEOLA COUNTY
  MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTON AFFECTING NEWAYGO COUNTY

.DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH VERY LITTLE RAINFALL EXPECTED
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. ADDITIONAL RUNOFF SHOULD BE MINIMAL.
THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST 24 HOUR
PRECIPITATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND
BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

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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1013 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER ABOVE WHITEHALL.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT  9:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF SEVERAL COTTAGES...
  CANOE LIVERIES...AND FARMLAND ALONG THE RIVER
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.6 FEET
  ON FEB 1 2013.

&&

LAT...LON 4338 8633 4346 8613 4354 8601 4360 8607
      4352 8618 4344 8638

$$

Flood Warning

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
842 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

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MUSKEGON MI-
842 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MUSKEGON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 930 PM EDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 840 PM EDT...FLOODING WAS STILL OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY IN
  NORTHERN SECTIONS OF MUSKEGON COUNTY. MANY ROADWAYS ARE STILL
  UNDER WATER INCLUDING SOME MAJOR ROADWAYS. SMALLER TRIBUTARIES
  SUCH AS CEDAR CREEK AND BROOKS CREEK REMAIN HIGH. RECEDING WATERS
  WILL TAKE SOME TIME BEFORE CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...MUSKEGON...
  WHITEHALL...BLUE LAKE...CANADA CORNERS...CLEAR LAKE...MEINERT
  PARK...MOORLAND...MUSKEGON ARPT AND WHITE LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4347 8604 4329 8604 4329 8579 4321 8579
      4320 8591 4312 8591 4312 8627 4337 8643
      4347 8647

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MJS