Expires:201407071630;Remove:201407071630;491893 WGUS53 KGRR 070435 FFWGRR MIC073-107-123-071630- /O.NEW.KGRR.FF.W.0004.140707T0435Z-140707T1630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1235 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... ISABELLA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN... MECOSTA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN... NEWAYGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN... * UNTIL 1230 PM EDT * AT 1230 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT LOCALLY OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. * THE HEAVY RAIN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST FROM 200 AM TO 400 AM. RAINFALL RATES OVER AN INCH PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 4 INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THE REGION FROM MORLEY THROUGH BLANCHARD WILL LIKELY END UP WITH THE MOST RAINFALL. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...NEWAYGO...BARRYTON...BITELY...FREMONT... MECOSTA...MORLEY...ROSEBUSH...WEIDMAN...WHITE CLOUD...AETNA...BIG PRAIRIE...BISHOP...BROOMFIELD CENTER...CANADIAN LAKES...COE... CROTON HEIGHTS...DEERFIELD CENTER...HERRICK...LILLEY...MARTINY LAKE...MILLBROOK...OXBOW...REMUS...ROLLAND CENTER...RUSTFORD... SHERMAN CITY...TITUS AND TUBBS LAKE. 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. && LAT...LON 4381 8604 4382 8461 4347 8461 4347 8556 4329 8557 4329 8604 $$ MJS