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It's not very often that the National Weather Service here in Grand Rapids issues a weather statement with such strong wording.

Hopefully it didn't leave behind any potholes.

With West Michigan experiencing it's first "heat wave" of the summer this weekend, with temps reach the lower 90's by Sunday, the National Weather Service is warning you to stay safe if you're headed to the beaches along Lake Michigan. They've issued a 'Life Threatening Swimming Conditions' warning for Saturday afternoon and evening...

The National Weather Service has concluded there were six tornadoes in West Michigan on August 20, 2016. See a map and detailed descriptions of each tornado.

On Sunday, the National Weather Service had two storm survey teams out to gather information about the damage left behind from the storms on Saturday. The NWS Released the following statement on Sunday evening, indicating the surveys will continue on Monday: "Investigation of Saturday’s tornadoes from Van Buren to Kent County will continue on Monday...

The National Weather Service is forecasting a warmer and drier than average spring for Michigan.

This is the beginning of severe weather in West Michigan. Do you have a plan of action for you and your family?

Lots of snow in November, almost no snow in December and now near-record cold has added up to one of the most unusual winters ever in West Michigan.

After last winter, many us are approaching this winter with caution. Today probably didn't help: snow on Halloween? The National Weather Service's winter weather forecast is out. All we can say is make sure those snow blowers and shovels are ready if you live, work and/or play -- not to mention drive or travel -- between U.S. 131 and the Lake Michigan shore in greater Grand Rapids and West Michig

Mother Nature may have tricks of her own to play, with high winds, rain and snow being forecast by the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office for Friday. That's going to make for some possibly challenging conditions for trick-or-treating on Halloween.

While the calendar might indicate spring, the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office this afternoon issued a winter weather advisory for Thursday and Friday. A pair of late-season winter storms are bringing freezing rain and gusty winds early Thursday and again early Friday to Grand Rapids and West Michigan.

It was a year for the record books in 2013 in West Michigan. At least so says the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office, which issued its annual climate summary report this week. There was the April flooding that swamped locales along the Grand River and other area tributaries...