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Heavy rain pushes area rivers to flood stage

Posted at 9:02 PM, Aug 16, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-16 21:02:59-04

WEST MICHIGAN– The heavy rain from Monday night and early Tuesday has pushed some area rivers near flood stage. From Grand Rapids to the south and east we picked-up around 2 to 4 inches with isolated amounts of over 5 inches.

Grand River at Ionia – Flood Advisory until Saturday morning.

Kalamazoo River near New Richmond – Flood Advisory until Saturday afternoon.

Kalamazoo River at Comstock – Flood Advisory until Saturday afternoon.

Kalamazoo River at Marshall – Flood Advisory until Saturday afternoon.

Thornapple River above Hasting – Flood Advisory until Saturday afternoon.

Portage River near Vicksburg – Flood Advisory until Saturday afternoon.

For the latest river levels and forecasts go to:

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=GRR

Our next chance of widespread significant rainfall will be Saturday.