Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Grand Rapids, MI
Areas Affected: Kent, MI
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 11:33am EDT
Alert Effective: Friday 11:33am EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 1:45pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 2:00am EDT
Event Ends: Thursday 2:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids MI
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids MI has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Michigan... Grand River at Robinson Township affecting Ottawa County. Grand River at Lowell affecting Kent County. Grand River at Grand Rapids affecting Kent County. Grand River at Ada affecting Kent County. Pere Marquette River near Scottville affecting Mason County. .Numerous rounds of recent heavy rains continue to work through the river systems. Major flooding continues on the Muskegon River, with minor to moderate flooding on certain sections of the Grand River and other smaller rivers. One final round of rain moves through late tonight and adds an additional one-half inch or so of rain to most areas. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Grand River at Ada. * WHEN...From late Saturday night to early Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, Chief Hazy Cloud Park downstream of gage begins to flood. At 20.7 feet, Floodwaters begin to affect walkways along the river near downtown Ada. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM EDT Friday the stage was 17.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage early Sunday morning to a crest near 20.8 feet on Monday. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 21.0 feet on 04/08/2023. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/grr.
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