591  
WWUS83 KGRR 160301  
SPSGRR  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
1101 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
MIZ044-050-056-057-160430-  
MUSKEGON MI-OTTAWA MI-NEWAYGO MI-KENT MI-  
1101 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN KENT,  
CENTRAL OTTAWA, SOUTHERN NEWAYGO AND MUSKEGON COUNTIES THROUGH 1230  
AM EDT...  
 
AT 1101 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONTAGUE TO 18 MILES WEST  
OF ROOSEVELT PARK TO 30 MILES WEST OF HOLLAND SP. MOVEMENT WAS EAST  
AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GRAND RAPIDS... MUSKEGON... GRAND HAVEN...  
NEWAYGO... WHITE CLOUD... WALKER...  
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS... ROCKFORD... COOPERSVILLE...  
SPARTA... FREMONT... ROOSEVELT PARK...  
NORTH MUSKEGON... FERRYSBURG... WHITEHALL...  
MONTAGUE... SPRING LAKE... LAKEWOOD CLUB...  
RAVENNA... FRUITPORT...  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD  
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4347 8611 4347 8604 4349 8604 4360 8556  
4302 8555 4291 8622 4309 8625 4339 8643  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 253DEG 43KT 4325 8670 4310 8663 4288 8679  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
NJJ  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab MI Page
The Nexlab IN Page
Main Text Page