Expires:202507170145;Remove:202507170145;568082 WWUS83 KGRR 170043 SPSGRR Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 843 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 MIZ044>046-051-057-058-065-170145- Montcalm MI-Isabella MI-Ionia MI-Mecosta MI-Barry MI-Newaygo MI- Kent MI- 843 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern Kent, eastern Newaygo, northwestern Barry, Ionia, western Isabella, Mecosta and Montcalm Counties through 945 PM EDT... At 843 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles west of Big Rapids to near Freeport. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Ionia... Big Rapids... Greenville... Hastings... Portland... Stanton... Belding... Rockford... Lowell... Middleville... Lake Odessa... Howard City... Caledonia... Saranac... Edmore... Carson City... Lakeview... Morley... Freeport... Mecosta... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4347 8481 4346 8484 4289 8484 4260 8545 4367 8576 4382 8554 4382 8490 TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 231DEG 41KT 4366 8565 4273 8538 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ OSTUNO