Hydrologic Advisory posted for most of west central/southern lower MI

My apologies for the lack of updates and posts over the last couple of days - things have been a bit hectic at work. My mom lost a kitty of 13 years, as well, whom I'll be burying tomorrow. She was a very sweet cat and I loved her very much. Unfortunately I have no pictures to share, though I may be able to digitize some and post them later.

Most of west central and southwestern lower Michigan has been placed under a hydrologic advisory for river rises through Thanksgiving. This is both due to oncoming snowmelt from the big storm as well as more rain which is slated to fall this week. Below is the text of the outlook.

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1126 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2015

...RIVER RISES EXPECTED THROUGH THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY...

THE CURRENT SNOW PACK IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETELY MELT OFF BY THE
END OF THE WEEK. THE GREATEST DEPTH IS NEAR AND EAST OF I-69 WHERE
4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS ON THE GROUND. THE WATER CONTENT OF THE
SNOW PACK IN THIS AREA RANGES FROM A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH TO
APPROACHING ONE INCH ACROSS SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY.

FORECAST RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OR POSSIBLY
GREATER WILL FALL FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NORTHWEST OF
THE HARDEST HIT AREAS FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND. THIS COULD POSSIBLY
CHANGE SO CONTINUE TO MONITOR UPDATED FORECASTS.

RIVERS WILL BEGIN RISING AS THE SNOW MELTS AND THE RAINS OCCUR.
CURRENT RIVER FORECASTS ARE BEGINNING TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THE
ANTICIPATED SNOW MELT...SUCH AS THE SYCAMORE CREEK AT HOLT. FUTURE
RIVER FORECASTS WILL START INCLUDING THE EXPECTED RAINFALL OVER
THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME SMALL RIVERS
AND STREAMS COULD REACH OR EXCEED BANKFULL.

REFER TO THE NWS GRAND RAPIDS ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION
SERVICE AT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=GRR FOR
MORE INFORMATION.

Some flooding conditions can be expected in these areas. Take precautions if you encounter flooded roadways. The phrase, "turn around - don't drown" is always best remembered.