WGUS83 KGRR 162348
FLSGRR
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
648 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN...
  MUSKEGON RIVER AT EVART AFFECTING OSCEOLA COUNTY
  
.A FREEZE UP ICE JAM HAS SET UP IN THE MUSKEGON RIVER FROM HERSEY
TO EVART...AND RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH BUT STABLE.  THE CORE OF THE 
COLD AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EAST SATURDAY AHEAD OF A CLIPPER THAT 
WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE REGION. ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW 
IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY. A SLOW WARMING TREND WILL THEN DEVELOP THAT 
WILL LAST INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO 
NEAR AVERAGE HIGHS NEAR 30 BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER 
ARCTIC SHOT OF AIR ARRIVES FOR THE WEEKEND. 
SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND 
BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL 
RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR.  
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648 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MUSKEGON RIVER AT EVART
* THE MUSKEGON RIVER HAS STABILIZED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND THE FLOOD 
  WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A FLOOD WATCH
* AT 04 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS HOLDING STEADY AT 11.4 FEET 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET 
* A FREEZE UP ICE JAM HAS SET UP IN THE MUSKEGON RIVER FROM HERSEY
  TO EVART...AND RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH BUT STABLE.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11.6 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL HOLD STEADY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND REMAIN
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE.  RIVER LEVELS WILL NOT CHANGE MUCH UNTIL 
  THE ICE BEGINS TO MOVE ON THE RIVER.
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