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WGUS63 KGRR 182324
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
724 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
MIZ043-200130-
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OCEANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HART
724 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF HESPERIA DAM ON
THE WHITE RIVER NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY A POTENTIAL DAM OR LEVEE FAILURE
CONTINUES TO BE POSSIBLE AT THE HESPERIA DAM.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTY, OCEANA.
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DAM FAILURE MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW-LYING
AREAS BELOW THE DAM.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN FELL LAST NIGHT ACROSS THE WHITE
RIVER WATERSHED, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL WATER
COMING DOWN THE RIVER. VERY HIGH FLOWS CONTINUE AT HESPERIA
DAM, AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
DAM SAFETY EXPERTS WITH STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE
MONITORING THE DAM AND WILL ISSUE A PUBLIC STATEMENT AS CONDITIONS
WARRANT. PLAN NOW SO YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY. KEEP
INFORMED BY LISTENING TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
AMD
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