305  
WFUS53 KGRR 160212  
TORGRR  
MIC081-117-123-160245-  
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0009.250516T0212Z-250516T0245Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
1012 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHERN KENT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...  
SOUTHEASTERN NEWAYGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN...  
NORTHWESTERN MONTCALM COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN...  
 
* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1012 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH  
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED  
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEWAYGO TO NEAR SPARTA, MOVING EAST AT  
50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE  
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.  
 
* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
NEWAYGO AND SPARTA AROUND 1015 PM EDT.  
HOWARD CITY AROUND 1025 PM EDT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4347 8586 4347 8531 4320 8531 4311 8579  
4329 8579  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 252DEG 44KT 4341 8580 4320 8577  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
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