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Flood Advisory
MIC057-073-081-107-117-121-123-127-139-222230-
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GRATIOT MI-ISABELLA MI-KENT MI-MECOSTA MI-MONTCALM MI-NEWAYGO MI-
OCEANA MI-MUSKEGON MI-OTTAWA MI-
253 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OTTAWA...MUSKEGON...OCEANA...
NEWAYGO...MONTCALM...MECOSTA...KENT...ISABELLA AND GRATIOT COUNTIES
UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

AT 247 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ONE
ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN LIFTING NORTH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING UPSTREAM ACROSS SOUTHERN
LAKE MICHIGAN TO NEAR ALLEGAN AND KALAMAZOO. THIS AREA OF
PRECIPITATION WAS LIFTING NORTHEAST.

MEASURED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER TWO INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED
FROM CROTON. HOURLY AMOUNT BETWEEN A HALF INCH TO AN INCH HAVE BEEN
MEASURED AT BOTH BIG RAPIDS AND MOUNT PLEASANT.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK THROUGH THE
ADVISORY AREA AS A RESULT THROUGH 5 PM. THE RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT
TIMES. LOCALLY UP TO ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL FROM THIS
SECOND BATCH OF PRECIPITATION.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...ALMA...
BIG RAPIDS...GRAND HAVEN...GRAND RAPIDS...GREENVILLE...HOLLAND...
HOWARD CITY...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...NEWAYGO...PENTWATER...
ASHLEY...BARRYTON...BEECHWOOD...BITELY...CEDAR SPRINGS...
COOPERSVILLE...EDMORE...FREMONT...HUDSONVILLE...ITHACA...LOWELL...
MECOSTA...MORLEY...ROCKFORD...ROSEBUSH...SHELBY...SPARTA...STANTON
AND WEIDMAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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LAT...LON 4367 8654 4382 8643 4382 8461 4347 8461
4347 8437 4312 8437 4312 8531 4277 8531
4277 8621 4308 8626 4337 8643

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