# Flood Watch: Allegan; Barry; Van Buren; Kalamazoo; Calhoun — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-18 14:42 ingested 2026-09-19 02:53

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Flood Watch — Allegan; Barry; Van Buren; Kalamazoo; Calhoun
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Michigan, including
the following counties, in south central Michigan, Calhoun. In
southwest Michigan, Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo and Van Buren.

* WHEN...From 2 AM EDT Saturday through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Several rounds of heavy rain are expected from early Saturday
morning into Saturday night. Low pressure will move our direction
from the Plains which will bring high moisture content air into
Southern Lower Michigan. 2 to 4 inches of rain is possible from
early Saturday morning through daybreak on Sunday morning which
may result in flooding of low lying areas as well as urban areas.
- Saugatuck...Allegan...Plainwell...South Haven...Paw Paw...
Kalamazoo...Battle Creek...Marshall...Hastings are some of the
areas that may be affected.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.