Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 18 at 1:37AM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 10:37pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 11:30pm
Description:
At 137 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles east of Kentwood to 6 miles northeast
of Caledonia to near Gerald R. Ford International Airport. Movement
was east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Ionia... Portland... Kentwood...
Lowell... Lake Odessa... Caledonia...
Saranac... Gerald R. Ford Inter...Ada...
Sebewa... Mulliken... Clarksville...
Alaska... Alto... Cascade...
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Kent; Ionia
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Rapids MI
Sender: