PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Water levels continue to rise in West Michigan, with rivers expected to crest overnight and into Wednesday.
Officials warn of flooding along Grand, Thornapple rivers
NOAA recorded the Grand River at 14.9 feet, in the moderate flood stage, in Comstock Park late Tuesday morning. The river was expected to reach nearly 15.4 feet, also in the moderate stage, by around 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Abrigador Trail in Comstock Park north of Grand Rapids, which sits between West River Drive and the Grand River, was flooded over Tuesday. The street is prone to spring flooding. Some neighbors had a boat along the flooded street to get around.
On the other side of metro Grand Rapids in Cascade Township, the Thornapple River was high and flowing quickly after Cascade Dam. Upriver, the Thornapple was at about 9.7 feet at Caledonia as of late Tuesday afternoon — it had been hovering around the minor flood stage threshdhold of 10 feet since Sunday…