HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids issued a flood warning just after 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, for Allegan County, southern Kent County and southeastern Ottawa County, as well as northwestern Barry County, until 9:15 a.m. Wed., Aug. 29, 2018.
Thunderstorms with heavy rain overnight will cause flooding through night, according to the NWS which recorded up to two inches of rain already fallen.
Some locations that will experience flooding include: Grand Rapids, Holland, Allegan, Wyoming, Kentwood, East Grand Rapids, Hudsonville, Zeeland, Wayland, Otsego, Middleville, Caledonia, Fennville, Saugatuck, Martin, Beechwood, Saugatuck State Park, Forest Hills, Grandville and Dorr.
Meteorologists tagged the statement with the motto “Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.”
