Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of south central Michigan and southwest Michigan, including the following areas, in south central Michigan, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, and Jackson. In southwest Michigan, Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, and Van Buren.

* From 6 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning

* Several rounds of rain will move through West Michigan between tonight and Sunday morning. Some of these will include thunderstorms, and bring very heavy rainfall. Most of the area will likely see around an inch or rain, but locations that see repeating thunderstorms may end up with closer to 2 inches of rain. This is going to get the rivers rising back toward bankfull by later in the weekend and early next week. Whether any of the rivers get up to flood levels or not will depend completely on where the streaks of heaviest rainfall from the thunderstorms ends up.

* If you live or recreate near a river, pay extra attention this weekend and prepare for the likelihood of rising river levels. The latest forecasts and information are always at www.weather.gov/grr

* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN ... ALLEGAN ... INGHAM ... EATON ... VAN BUREN ... BARRY ... JACKSON ... KALAMAZOO

Instructions:

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. Weather Preparedness Information is available on line at www.ready.gov/floods.