Active Advisories: Flood Advisory
Currently
Reported at Alma, Gratiot Community Airport, MI
11:31 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012- 66°F19°C
Mostly Cloudy- Feels Like:66°F19°CDew Point:61°F16°CHumidity:83%
Winds:ESE 12 mph G 1819 kph G 29
Pressure:30.06 in1018 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Flood Advisory
848 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... NORTHWESTERN GRATIOT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN... * UNTIL 300 PM EDT SUNDAY * AT 843 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT ANOTHER LINED OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN COULD TRACK ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BETWEEN 1000 AM AND NOON. LOCALLY UP TO ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL. * HONEYOEY AND MUD CREEKS HAVE SEEN THE MOST RAIN SO FAR WITH ESTIMATES UP AROUND 3 INCHES. NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER IF DRIVING THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA...BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODED ROADWAYS. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN GRATIOT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF FOREST HILL...SEVILLE TWP AND ST. LOUIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. && LAT...LON 4346 8455 4338 8455 4340 8483 4346 8484
