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GR PUBLIC SAFETY
Wednesday April 5th, 2023 :: 09:55 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:00AM

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Kent County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 1100 AM EDT.

* At 954 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of Wayland, or 10 miles north of Allegan, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Grand Rapids... Wyoming... Kentwood... Walker... Grandville... East Grand Rapids... Rockford... Sparta... Lowell... Caledonia... Gerald R. Ford Inter... Ada... Grattan... Cedar Springs... Kent City... Sand Lake... Casnovia... Cutlerville... Wells Airport... Belmont...

* AFFECTED AREAS: KENT, MI

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for south central, central and southwestern Michigan. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for south central, central and southwestern Michigan.

Address/Location
GR PUBLIC SAFETY
1 Monroe Center St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 616-456-3400

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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