011  
WWUS53 KGRR 092046  
SVSGRR  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
446 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026  
 
MIC159-092100-  
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-260809T2100Z/  
VAN BUREN MI-  
446 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT  
FOR EASTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY...  
 
AT 446 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OTSEGO TO NEAR MATTAWAN TO 5  
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAWTON, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
PAW PAW, MATTAWAN, LAWTON, DECATUR, PINE GROVE, GOBLES, AND KENDALL.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4207 8607 4242 8588 4242 8577 4207 8576  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 267DEG 36KT 4239 8574 4222 8569 4210 8580  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
THOMAS  
 
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