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WWUS53 KGRR 272136
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
536 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
MIC081-272200-
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KENT MI-
536 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR KENT COUNTY...
AT 532 PM EDT, DAMAGING WINDS BEHIND AN EXITING AREA OF
PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA. DAMAGING WINDS COULD
PERSIST FOR 30 MINUTES WITH STRONGEST WINDS NORTH OF ROCKFORD.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRAND RAPIDS... WYOMING... KENTWOOD...
WALKER... GRANDVILLE... EAST GRAND RAPIDS...
ROCKFORD... SPARTA... LOWELL...
CALEDONIA... GERALD R. FORD INTER...ADA...
GRATTAN... CEDAR SPRINGS... KENT CITY...
SAND LAKE... CASNOVIA... CUTLERVILLE...
BELMONT... ALASKA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE CAUSED
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IN AND AROUND CEDAR SPRINGS. WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS
STORM WILL OCCUR BEFORE ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING.
DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4329 8579 4329 8532 4277 8531 4277 8578
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 265DEG 48KT 4294 8494
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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