PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – What a difference 24 hours makes.
On Saturday, a number of people flocked to Holland State Park and Tunnel Park on Holland’s North Side, lured by sunny skies at temperatures that were in the upper 60’s to low 70’s, even though Governor Whitmer’s “Safer at Home” executive order discouraging such activities is still in place.
On Sunday, a band of storms swept through the Lakeshore just after dawn, knocking out power to over 27 hundred residents in an area bounded by Quincy Street, 152nd Avenue, Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan. Those customers of Consumers Energy weren’t expected to get electricity back until 3 PM. In addition, a small number of Holland BPW customers just east of that area were also affected by the power outage. There were no initial reports of any substantial damage or serious injuries as a result of the storm.
This latest round of rains has prompted the National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids to issue a Flood Watch from 4 PM today through 11 AM tomorrow. Coupled with the ongoing high water situation affecting the region, a Lakeshore Flood Warning goes into effect at 5 PM this evening through 10 AM on Tuesday, with both weather advisories covering Allegan and Ottawa counties.
In the daily Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the NWS office at Ford Airport in Grand Rapids today, forecasters said, “There is a chance for flooding from heavy rain and also coastal flooding and beach erosion near Lake Michigan on Monday.”
