NWS Grand Rapids MIMA.W 0070September 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: South Haven to Holland MI, Holland to Grand Haven MI, Grand Haven to Whitehall MI and 5 more
The National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids issued a special marine warning for South Haven to Holland MI, Holland to Grand Haven MI, Grand Haven to Whitehall MI and 5 more, which was in force until 11:45 a.m. local time on September 4. It was the 70th special marine warning the NWS office in Grand Rapids issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Grand Rapids MI
- Area
- South Haven to Holland MI, Holland to Grand Haven MI, Grand Haven to Whitehall MI and 5 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:41 a.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- Expires
- 11:45 a.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGRR MA.W 0070
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWGRR The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore and Open Waters from South Haven to Pentwater MI... * Until 1145 AM EDT. * At 940 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 26 nm west of White Lake Pier Heads to near St. Francis, moving southeast at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Saugatuck Pier Heads, Port Sheldon Harbor, White Lake Pier Heads, Grand Haven Light, The White Lake Pierheads, and Holland Light.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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