Weather Alerts for Muskegon

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flood Warning      

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
MUSKEGON

Areas Affected:
Muskegon, MI
Effective: Fri, 4/17 9:33am Updated: Sat, 4/18 2:55am Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Sat, 4/18 11:45am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Michigan...

Grand River at Ionia affecting Ionia County.

Grand River at Lansing affecting Ingham County.

Sycamore Creek At Holt affecting Ingham County.

Red Cedar River At East Lansing affecting Ingham County.

Thornapple River Above Hastings affecting Barry County.

Rogue River below Rockford affecting Kent County.

White River near Whitehall affecting Muskegon County.

Chippewa River below Mt. Pleasant affecting Isabella County.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...

Looking Glass River Near Eagle affecting Clinton County.

Maple River at Maple Rapids affecting Clinton County.

Muskegon River Near Croton affecting Newaygo County.

Muskegon River At Evart affecting Osceola County.

Grand River near Comstock Park affecting Kent County.

Portage River near Vicksburg affecting Kalamazoo County.

Muskegon River at Bridgeton affecting Newaygo County.

Muskegon River at Newaygo affecting Newaygo County.

Pine River at Alma affecting Gratiot 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 occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...White River near Whitehall.

* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, Expect minor flooding of several cottages,
canoe liveries, and farmland along the river.
At 7.5 feet, Expect moderate flooding of farmlands and cottages
along the river. High water reaches the first flood of some homes
and canoe liveries along the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 6.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:15 AM EDT Friday was 7.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow evening and continue falling to 3.9 feet Friday,
April 24.
- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
6.9 feet on 04/14/2014.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
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.