Expires:201107281500;Remove:201107281500;818179 WGUS53 KGRR 280251 FFWGRR MIC045-065-067-075-281500- /O.NEW.KGRR.FF.W.0013.110728T0251Z-110728T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1051 PM EDT WED JUL 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EATON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN... INGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN... IONIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN... JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN... * UNTIL 1100 AM EDT THURSDAY * AT 1047 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO THREE INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS FROM IONIA COUNTY THROUGH NORTHEAST JACKSON COUNTY. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LOCALLY 2 INCHES OR MORE PER HOUR HAVE OCCURRED...AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CHARLOTTE...IONIA...JACKSON...LANSING...BELDING...BELLEVUE... BROOKLYN...CONCORD...EATON RAPIDS...GRAND LEDGE...GRASS LAKE... HUBBARDSTON...LAKE ODESSA...LESLIE...MASON...PORTLAND...SARANAC... SPRINGPORT...STOCKBRIDGE...WEBBERVILLE...WILLIAMSTON...ACKERSON LAKE...BELL OAK...BERRYVILLE...CAMPBELL CORNERS...CARLISLE... CHARLESWORTH...CHESTER...DELTA MILLS AND DEVEREAUX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. && LAT...LON 4207 8414 4207 8471 4242 8472 4242 8507 4277 8507 4277 8531 4312 8531 4312 8484 4277 8483 4278 8415 $$ NJJ