Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
697 WWUS53 KGRR 201839 SVSGRR Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 239 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024 MIC081-201849- /O.CAN.KGRR.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-240620T1900Z/ Kent MI- 239 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KENT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. LAT...LON 4277 8503 4277 8531 4296 8532 4303 8531 4307 8501 TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 280DEG 20KT 4287 8522 $$ MIC067-201900- /O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-240620T1900Z/ Ionia MI- 239 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR WESTERN IONIA COUNTY... At 239 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Saranac, or 10 miles southwest of Ionia, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Ionia... Lake Odessa... Saranac... Clarksville... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4277 8503 4277 8531 4296 8532 4303 8531 4307 8501 TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 280DEG 20KT 4287 8522 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ JC