470
WGUS73 KGRR 200439
FFSGRR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1239 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009
MIC025-075-077-159-200439-
/O.CAN.KGRR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090620T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JACKSON MI-KALAMAZOO MI-CALHOUN MI-VAN BUREN MI-
1239 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR VAN BUREN...
CALHOUN...KALAMAZOO AND JACKSON COUNTIES...
THE HEAVIEST RAIN FRIDAY EVENING FELL JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE
94 CORRIDOR... AND ANY LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE ENDING
OVERNIGHT. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING NO LONGER
EXISTS AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4270 8622 4299 8623 4299 8533 4277 8531
4276 8461 4243 8460 4243 8628
MIC005-015-045-081-139-200630-
/O.CON.KGRR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090620T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KENT MI-ALLEGAN MI-EATON MI-BARRY MI-OTTAWA MI-
1239 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN OTTAWA...BARRY...EATON...ALLEGAN AND SOUTHERN KENT
COUNTIES...
AT 1235 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAD ENDED OVER THE AREA. ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS
OVERNIGHT WILL BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH.
HOWEVER FLOODING WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING DUE TO THE TWO TO
FIVE INCHES OF RAIN FELL FRIDAY EVENING.
THE HARDEST HIT AREA WAS HOLLAND...WHERE STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OVER
THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE EXCEEDED SIX INCHES. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE
CLOSED OR WASHED OUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 4270 8622 4299 8623 4299 8533 4277 8531
4276 8461 4243 8460 4243 8628
MEADE
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page