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WGUS83 KGRR 291726
FLSGRR
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
126 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MICHIGAN...
PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG AFFECTING KALAMAZOO COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR.
MIC077-301930-
/O.EXT.KGRR.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-260503T1800Z/
/VCKM4.1.ER.260415T0055Z.260419T1725Z.260502T1800Z.NO/
126 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...PORTAGE RIVER NEAR VICKSBURG.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 5.0 FEET, EXPECT OVERFLOWS INTO WOODED AREAS, YARDS,
A FEW OUTBUILDINGS, AND FARMLAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:15 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.0 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 4.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:15 PM EDT TUESDAY WAS 5.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 4.9 FEET
WEDNESDAY, MAY 06.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
5.0 FEET ON 11/28/1990.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4208 8552 4211 8553 4215 8548 4216 8544
4211 8544 4208 8547
RAH
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