SMWGRR The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a * Special Marine Warning for. Nearshore and Open Waters from St Joseph to Holland MI. * Until 845 AM EDT. * At 745 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 34 nm northwest of St. Joseph Light to near South Haven Light, moving southwest at 25 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include. South Haven Light, St. Joseph Light, and St. Joseph.

For the following areas. Nearshore and Open Waters from St Joseph to Holland MI. At 816 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 32 nm northwest of St. Joseph to near St. Joseph Light, moving south at 25 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include. South Haven Light, St. Joseph Light, and St. Joseph.

At 729 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 39 miles west of Van Buren SP to near South Haven to near Comstock Northwest to near Charlotte. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include. Niles, Sturgis, Coldwater, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Hillsdale, Three Rivers, Dowagiac, Buchanan, Benton Heights, Fair Plain, Bronson, Bridgman, Jonesville, Constantine, Berrien Springs, Cassopolis, Watervliet, Quincy, and Union City. This includes the following highways. Interstate 196 between mile markers 0 and 7. Interstate 69 in Michigan between mile markers 1 and 21. Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 7 and 42.

* WHAT. Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE. A portion of southwest Michigan, including the following county, Van Buren. * WHEN. Until noon EDT. * IMPACTS. Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 821 AM EDT, Radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. - Local rain gages were indicating around 2 inches of rain has fallen in South Haven area. Locally an additional inch of rain could fall by 10 am. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. South Haven, Hartford, Bangor, Decatur, Van Buren SP, Covert, Keeler, Lawrence, Breedsville, South Haven Area Regional Airport, Lacota and Grand Junction. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood