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WWUS53 KGRR 032019
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
419 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
MIC025-077-032130-
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-260703T2130Z/
CALHOUN MI-KALAMAZOO MI-
419 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR CALHOUN AND KALAMAZOO COUNTIES...
AT 416 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GALESBURG, OR 7
MILES EAST OF KALAMAZOO, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR EASTSIDE KALAMAZOO, GALESBURG,
CLIMAX. WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF BATTLE CREEK BY 5 PM.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. AT 405 PM EDT, 79 MPH WAS REPORTED AT
KALAMAZOO AIRPORT.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KALAMAZOO... PORTAGE... ALBION...
MARSHALL... BATTLE CREEK... VICKSBURG...
GALESBURG... PARCHMENT... HOMER...
UNION CITY... SCHOOLCRAFT... CLIMAX...
RICHLAND... BURLINGTON... WESTWOOD...
BROWNLEE PARK... COMSTOCK NORTHWEST... GULL LAKE...
ALAMO... FULTON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY STORM. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. ABANDON VEHICLES IN
SEARCH OF A MORE SUBSTANTIAL PERMANENT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4242 8576 4242 8472 4207 8471 4207 8576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 255DEG 22KT 4226 8544
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
JC
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