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URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI

1110 PM EST THU FEB 8 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED AN



* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES   

  OCEANA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  INGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  OSCEOLA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  MUSKEGON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  MASON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  IONIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  KALAMAZOO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

  KENT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

  NEWAYGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

  GRATIOT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  OTTAWA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

  LAKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

  CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  MONTCALM COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  ALLEGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

  MECOSTA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  ISABELLA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  CLARE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  EATON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN



* UNTIL 500 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING



* AT 1110 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

AN AREA OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN SPREADING TO THE EAST 

ACROSS WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN. OCCASIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH 

THE NIGHT WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AS WELL. SOUTHERLY WINDS 

WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION WHICH WILL ONLY 

COMPOUND THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING AS THE SNOWPACK 

CONTINUES TO MELT.



* SMALLER TRIBUTARIES ARE ALREADY SHOWING NOTED RISES. A COUPLE 

INDICATING RISES WERE THE RABBIT RIVER AT HOPKINS AND THE MACATAWA 

RIVER AT ZEELAND AND PORTAGE CREEK NEAR KALAMAZOO.



BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SOME PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. 

IN ADDITION...SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. 

PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY WANT TO PAY 

SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE RISING WATERS.



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