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Thursday, June 06, 2013  Tropical Storm Warnings have been issued across much of the Southern East Coast from Florida through Georgia and the Carolinas all the way to Virginia.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Officials are boosting the estimate for spring flooding property damage in Kent County.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Gov. Rick Snyder has declared a state of disaster in 19 counties and two cities that dealt with recent flooding.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Northern Michigan is squarely in the warm sector of a storm system with south winds and really, not much in the way of even clouds Wednesday.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Officials say flooding from the Muskegon River in West Michigan caused more than $6 million in damage to about 150 Newaygo County homes.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Rivers are still running high across parts of Northern Michigan, and with rain Tuesday, they are forecasted to remain high the remainder of the week.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Flooding warnings and advisories continue across Northern Michigan.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Hundreds of people have fled their homes in one of western Michigan's tallest residential buildings after water from the flooding Grand River poured into the basement of the Plaza Towers and Courtyard Marriott.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Flooding concerns continue across Northern Michigan.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Osceola County has been under a National Weather service flood warning for the last several days, and officials say evacuations could be necessary if it gets much higher.

Friday, April 19, 2013  While the worst of the flooding will be downstate, some local rivers will rise through the weekend peaking on Saturday before falling early next week.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  UPDATE: The Red Cross is working to open a shelter in Newaygo County to help residents affected by the flooding.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  UPDATED: Newaygo County has issued a local state of emergency for parts of the Muskegon River in Newaygo County.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Rain Thursday and Friday will lead to what could be significant rises on area rivers, especially those along/south of highway M-32 Thursday into the upcoming weekend with the potential for minor to even moderate flooding.

Monday, April 15, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Rivers that are already in many spots near bankfull could see some minor flooding, especially later in the week.