471  
WWUS53 KGRR 181408  
SVSGRR  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
1008 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
MIC045-067-081-117-121-123-127-139-181515-  
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250418T1515Z/  
KENT MI-OTTAWA MI-NEWAYGO MI-IONIA MI-MUSKEGON MI-EATON MI-OCEANA MI-  
MONTCALM MI-  
1008 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT  
FOR KENT...OTTAWA...SOUTHERN NEWAYGO...IONIA...MUSKEGON...  
NORTHWESTERN EATON...SOUTHEASTERN OCEANA AND MONTCALM COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1005 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR FRUITPORT TO NEAR BEECHWOOD, MOVING EAST AT 55  
MPH. THIS IS A SECOND AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT WAS FOLLOWING  
STRONG BUT NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY OVER THE GRAND  
RAPIDS AREA THAT WERE ALSO MOVING EAST.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
PORT SHELDON... CLARKSVILLE... REEMAN...  
CEDAR LAKE... STANTON... BELMONT...  
LAKEWOOD CLUB... MUSKEGON HEIGHTS... DALTON...  
ALTO... WYMAN... ORLEANS...  
WHITEHALL... MARNE... DUTTON...  
BRUNSWICK... HOLTON... COMSTOCK PARK...  
HUDSONVILLE... SHERIDAN...  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE  
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER, INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM  
WINDOWS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4349 8563 4347 8556 4346 8485 4276 8482  
4277 8621 4307 8625 4347 8646  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1405Z 269DEG 50KT 4317 8617 4281 8614  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
TJT  
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