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Beach Awareness Week: Mother remembers son who drowned in Ottawa County, talks invisible dangers of Lake Michigan Since 2002, Ottawa Co. has reported more than 130 current-related incidents, making it statistically the least safe location to swim along Lake Michigan's shorelines Author: Samantha Jacques Updated: 9:58 AM EDT May 24, 2021 OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Over two million people visit the shorelines of Ottawa County each year. Since 2002, Ottawa County has reported more than 130 current-related incidents, making it statistically the least safe location to...

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Let's break down the statistically safest time to take your flowers outdoors. Author: Samantha Jacques Updated: 9:40 AM EDT May 10, 2021 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — "One thing I’d like to point out, and this is slightly depressing, but in Michigan we have had a hard freeze as late as Memorial Day weekend," explained MSU Horticulture expert Rebecca Finneran.  It's a harsh reminder to not let your spring planting fever catch your tender annuals because winter still has the ability to creep back in.  This comes as we are approximately two weeks ahead of where we u...

We are seeing the lowest rainfall totals since 2005. Author: Samantha Jacques Updated: 8:38 AM EDT May 3, 2021 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — 2020 brought the most widespread drought to the United States since the summer of 2013, but 2021 is on track to compete with last year's drought condition.  This comes as nearly all of the western United States is under exceptional to extreme drought conditions and a large portion of the Midwest is under moderate to abnormally dry conditions.  Credit: 13 On Your Side Drought ranks second for costliest disasters in the United S...

Will this coming week's warm air pose a threat to West Michigan rivers? Author: Samantha Jacques Updated: 6:48 PM EST February 23, 2021 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — West Michigan rivers have a stable covering of snow and ice due to our cold conditions the last two weeks. But eventually, things start to melt.  This typically happens when entering into a significant warm-up or a period warm enough that we melt the snow or start to see rain. But if temperatures spike too quickly this can pose a threat.  We spoke to National Weather Service hydrologist Andrew Dixon to ...