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Overview
Two rounds of significant weather impacted southern Lower Michigan on Thursday, February 17th, 2022. The first round came as heavy rain Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, which combined with mild temperatures and melting snow lead to areas of flooding. The second round came as snow Thursday afternoon and night, with widespread 4-7 inch accumulations reported south and east of Grand Rapids.
Flooding
A few area river gauges are shown below, highlighting the abrupt rises that occurred due to the rapid runoff of rain and snowmelt over frozen ground around Grand Rapids and Lansing, MI. Photos show the high waters of Buck Creek in Wyoming and Grandville near Grand Rapids. (Photos are courtesy of Kent County Emergency Management.)
Hydrograph
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| Buck Creek in Grandville MI | Looking Glass River near Eagle MI | Sycamore Creek near Holt MI |
Photos
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| Clay Ave in Wyoming MI - Buck Creek |
Kaufman Golf Course in Wyoming MI - Buck Creek |
Wedgwood Park in Grandville - Buck Creek |
Observed Snowfall: Thursday Afternoon and Night, February 17-18, 2020
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Storm Reports
Heavy Rainfall Reports of Over One Inch, Ending 10 AM Thursday February 17th, 2020
Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon Saranac 2.6 NE 1.73 in 0630 AM 02/17 42.96N/85.17W Lowell 1.4 ESE 1.73 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.92N/85.32W IOAM4 1.66 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.98N/85.12W Gerald R Ford Intl 1.66 in 0853 AM 02/17 42.88N/85.52W Gitchel 1.64 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.78N/85.85W Byron Center 1.59 in 0701 AM 02/17 42.82N/85.64W 2 NNW Caledonia 1.58 in 0600 AM 02/17 42.83N/85.53W Saranac 1.58 in 0707 AM 02/17 42.96N/85.20W Caledonia 4.4 WNW 1.57 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.83N/85.59W Caledonia 1.50 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.83N/85.47W 1 WSW Kentwood 1.49 in 0600 AM 02/17 42.87N/85.62W Otsego 0.9 WNW 1.48 in 0830 AM 02/17 42.46N/85.71W Saugatuck 0.6 E 1.47 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.66N/86.19W Hudsonville 1.45 in 0705 AM 02/17 42.80N/85.86W Allegan 1.44 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.52N/85.77W Gobles 1.43 in 0707 AM 02/17 42.41N/85.91W Grand Junction 1.39 in 0707 AM 02/17 42.68N/86.08W Byron Center 1.35 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.80N/85.65W Dorr 1.34 in 0833 AM 02/17 42.73N/85.72W W Mich Regional Arpt 1.33 in 0653 AM 02/17 42.75N/86.10W Ionia County Arpt 1.29 in 0655 AM 02/17 42.93N/85.07W Grand Junction 1.27 in 0927 AM 02/17 42.68N/86.08W Hastings 1.25 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.65N/85.30W Saint Johns 1.25 in 0735 AM 02/17 43.02N/84.55W Grand Junction 1 W 1.23 in 0600 AM 02/17 42.40N/86.10W Plainwell 0.5 WSW 1.23 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.44N/85.65W 2.3 W Fennville 1.22 in 0600 AM 02/17 42.59N/86.15W Gobles 1.0 ESE 1.22 in 0833 AM 02/17 42.36N/85.86W Tompkins 1.16 in 0708 AM 02/17 42.39N/84.55W Ada 0.7 SE 1.15 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.95N/85.48W Grand Rapids 3.0 NW 1.15 in 0830 AM 02/17 42.99N/85.69W Grandville 1.14 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.90N/85.76W Jamestown 1.13 in 0701 AM 02/17 42.83N/85.83W De Witt 1.2 W 1.12 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.83N/84.60W Grand Junction 1.12 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.41N/86.05W Lowell 5.5 NW 1.12 in 0800 AM 02/17 42.99N/85.42W Hopkins 1.10 in 0709 AM 02/17 42.59N/85.70W Parma 1.09 in 0927 AM 02/17 42.26N/84.60W Croton 1.08 in 0700 AM 02/17 43.39N/85.60W Grand Junction 1 W 1.07 in 0900 AM 02/17 42.40N/86.10W Croton 1.07 in 0920 AM 02/17 43.39N/85.60W Allegan 1.05 in 0705 AM 02/17 42.53N/85.83W Grandville 1.3 WSW 1.04 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.90N/85.78W Grand Junction 1.04 in 0931 AM 02/17 42.41N/86.05W North Dorr 1.04 in 0938 AM 02/17 42.76N/85.73W East Grand Rapids 1.03 in 0700 AM 02/17 42.94N/85.61W Grand Rapids 1.02 in 0705 AM 02/17 43.00N/85.66W Rockford 1.02 in 0935 AM 02/17 43.09N/85.57W Holland 3.9 NNE 1.01 in 0600 AM 02/17 42.82N/86.07W ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Storm Total Snowfall Reports for Thursday Afternoon and Night, February 17-18, 2022
Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Michigan... ...Allegan County... Plainwell 4.0 in 0934 AM 02/18 42.45N/85.64W Allegan 4.0 in 1032 AM 02/18 42.53N/85.84W Dorr 3.0 in 0900 AM 02/18 42.73N/85.72W Otsego 0.9 WNW 2.5 in 0600 AM 02/18 42.46N/85.71W Plainwell 0.5 WSW 2.2 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.44N/85.65W Holland 5.3 WSW 2.2 in 0800 AM 02/18 42.75N/86.20W ...Barry County... Hastings 2.5 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.65N/85.30W Plainwell 5.4 E 2.5 in 0800 AM 02/18 42.45N/85.54W ...Clare County... Harrison 5.2 ESE 0.7 in 0700 AM 02/18 43.99N/84.70W ...Clinton County... Haslett 1.2 N 4.1 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.77N/84.40W 2 NE Bath 4.0 in 1048 PM 02/17 42.84N/84.42W Laingsburg 5.0 SW 4.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.84N/84.42W Saint Johns 1.5 in 0733 AM 02/18 43.02N/84.55W ...Eaton County... Lansing 4.7 NW 4.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.75N/84.62W 0.5 NE Eaton Rapids 3.7 in 0800 AM 02/18 42.52N/84.65W 1.3 NW Grand Ledge 2.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.77N/84.77W ...Ingham County... East Lansing 5.0 in 1032 AM 02/18 42.74N/84.48W Edgemont Park 0.7 NNE 4.7 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.76N/84.59W Lansing 2 WNW 4.3 in 1200 AM 02/18 42.75N/84.59W 1 E Haslett 4.3 in 0804 AM 02/18 42.75N/84.38W Okemos 4.0 in 0530 AM 02/18 42.71N/84.41W Williamston 4.0 ESE 4.0 in 0800 AM 02/18 42.66N/84.22W 2 E Okemos 3.8 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.72N/84.36W Lansing 1.0 ENE 3.8 in 0800 AM 02/18 42.71N/84.53W ...Ionia County... Saranac 2.6 NE 2.3 in 0630 AM 02/18 42.96N/85.17W Ionia 3 W 1.3 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.98N/85.12W ...Isabella County... 4 SSE Shepherd 1.1 in 0600 AM 02/18 43.47N/84.67W ...Jackson County... Jackson 7.0 in 1030 AM 02/18 42.24N/84.41W Jackson 3.2 W 6.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.24N/84.47W 3 SE Sandstone 6.0 in 0931 AM 02/18 42.23N/84.48W Hanover 3.8 W 5.5 in 0739 AM 02/18 42.11N/84.63W 1 W Jackson 3.5 in 0537 PM 02/17 42.24N/84.42W Rives Junction 2.5 in 0530 PM 02/17 42.39N/84.45W ...Kalamazoo County... 1 WSW Eastwood 4.0 in 0857 AM 02/18 42.30N/85.56W 2 NW Portage 4.0 in 0900 AM 02/18 42.22N/85.62W Galesburg 4.0 in 0933 AM 02/18 42.29N/85.42W Comstock 4.0 in 1029 AM 02/18 42.29N/85.51W Richland 4.0 in 1032 AM 02/18 42.38N/85.45W Western Michigan University 3.5 in 1159 PM 02/17 42.28N/85.61W 3 W Portage 3.5 in 0800 AM 02/18 42.21N/85.66W Kalamazoo 5.6 E 3.0 in 0800 AM 02/18 42.27N/85.48W 1 N Kalamazoo 3.0 in 0858 AM 02/18 42.29N/85.59W Portage 5.6 E 2.0 in 0800 AM 02/18 42.21N/85.48W ...Kent County... Caledonia 2.5 in 0854 AM 02/18 42.80N/85.51W Grandville 2.1 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.90N/85.77W Grandville 1.3 WSW 2.1 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.90N/85.78W Caledonia 4.4 WNW 2.0 in 0740 AM 02/18 42.83N/85.59W Alto 2.0 in 0930 AM 02/18 42.86N/85.38W Ada 1.8 W 1.9 in 0845 AM 02/18 42.95N/85.53W 1 SSW East Grand Rapids 1.7 in 0912 PM 02/17 42.94N/85.61W East Grand Rapids 0.7 SSW 1.7 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.94N/85.61W Comstock Park 5.5 NNE 1.7 in 0700 AM 02/18 43.11N/85.62W East Grand Rapids 1.7 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.94N/85.61W 2 ENE Cascade 1.6 in 1130 PM 02/17 42.93N/85.46W Grand Rapids 3.0 NW 1.6 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.99N/85.69W Ada 1.5 in 0858 AM 02/18 42.96N/85.49W Belmont 1.0 WNW 1.4 in 0700 AM 02/18 43.08N/85.63W Grand Rapids 2.9 NW 1.3 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.99N/85.69W Grandville 1.1 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.90N/85.76W Ada 0.7 SE 1.1 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.95N/85.48W Lowell 5.5 N 1.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 43.01N/85.35W Sand Lake 1.0 in 0856 AM 02/18 43.29N/85.52W Lowell Wwtp 0.8 in 0800 AM 02/18 42.93N/85.33W ...Mecosta County... Big Rapids 3.1 SE 1.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 43.68N/85.44W Big Rapids 5.4 S 0.8 in 0600 AM 02/18 43.63N/85.48W Big Rapids Water Works 0.6 in 0700 AM 02/18 43.70N/85.48W ...Montcalm County... Greenville 1.0 in 0935 AM 02/18 43.18N/85.25W Fenwick 3.3 E 0.2 in 0700 AM 02/18 43.15N/85.01W ...Muskegon County... Fruitport 0.5 in 0959 AM 02/18 43.13N/86.16W ...Newaygo County... White Cloud 7.5 ENE 1.2 in 0700 AM 02/18 43.61N/85.64W 1.2 N Brunswick 0.4 in 0730 AM 02/18 43.45N/86.03W ...Oceana County... Hart 0.1 in 0700 AM 02/18 43.70N/86.37W Hart 3 WSW 0.1 in 0700 AM 02/18 43.67N/86.42W ...Ottawa County... Jenison 2.5 in 0855 AM 02/18 42.91N/85.83W Holland 4.2 NW 2.0 in 0500 AM 02/18 42.82N/86.15W Holland 3.9 NNE 1.8 in 0600 AM 02/18 42.82N/86.07W Holland 1.5 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.80N/86.12W Holland 1.5 in 1034 AM 02/18 42.77N/86.10W Holland 4.3 NNW 0.8 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.82N/86.15W ...Van Buren County... Paw Paw 3.6 NNE 3.2 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.27N/85.86W Paw Paw 2.0 NE 2.9 in 0700 AM 02/18 42.24N/85.86W Gobles 1.0 ESE 2.0 in 0857 AM 02/18 42.36N/85.86W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Observed Rainfall: Wednesday Night and Thursday Morning, February 16-17, 2020
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