451  
WFUS53 KGRR 160233  
TORGRR  
MIC005-015-081-160315-  
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0010.250516T0233Z-250516T0315Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
1033 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHEASTERN ALLEGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...  
SOUTHERN KENT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...  
NORTHWESTERN BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...  
 
* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1033 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A  
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAYLAND, OR 15 MILES SOUTH  
OF GRAND RAPIDS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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.  
 
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
KENTWOOD, CALEDONIA, AND GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT  
AROUND 1045 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
LOWELL.  
 
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 4294 8578 4303 8531 4264 8531 4266 8578  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 248DEG 39KT 4275 8574  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
CAS  
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