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      <title>Is It Illegal To Collect and Save Rainwater in Michigan?</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ixp/84/p/is-it-illegal-to-collect-and-save-rainwater-in-michigan/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:02:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, harvesting rainwater in some states is frowned upon.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/84/p/is-it-illegal-to-collect-and-save-rainwater-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Believe it or not, harvesting rainwater in some states is frowned upon.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/84/p/is-it-illegal-to-collect-and-save-rainwater-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Old Wives Tale Says Rain On Easter Means This</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:09:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We could be in store for a very rainy April. <a href="https://wgrd.com/old-wives-tale-says-rain-on-easter-means-this/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We could be in store for a very rainy April. <a href="https://wgrd.com/old-wives-tale-says-rain-on-easter-means-this/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tommy McNeill]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Local TV Station Posts “Snow” Amounts In July Instead of Rainfall Totals</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:51:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Maybe some Wishful Thinking on the part of WOOD TV8 this weekend, but a few inches of snow wouldn't feel so bad right now, to be honest. <a href="https://wgrd.com/woodtv8-july-snow/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Maybe some Wishful Thinking on the part of WOOD TV8 this weekend, but a few inches of snow wouldn&apos;t feel so bad right now, to be honest. <a href="https://wgrd.com/woodtv8-july-snow/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meatball]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Winter Weather Advisory Monday Night Through Tuesday Morning</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:03:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for portions of southwest, west central, and south central Michigan 8p.m. Monday March 15, through 10a.m. Tuesday, March 16. <a href="https://wgrd.com/winter-weather-advisory-monday-night-through-tuesday-morning/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for portions of southwest, west central, and south central Michigan 8p.m. Monday March 15, through 10a.m. Tuesday, March 16. <a href="https://wgrd.com/winter-weather-advisory-monday-night-through-tuesday-morning/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Farmers’ Almanac Predicts Cold, Wet Spring for Michigan in 2020</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:21:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Prepare for "occasional wet snow and unseasonably chilly conditions."  <a href="https://wgrd.com/farmers-almanac-predicts-cold-wet-spring-for-michigan-in-2020/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Prepare for &quot;occasional wet snow and unseasonably chilly conditions.&quot;  <a href="https://wgrd.com/farmers-almanac-predicts-cold-wet-spring-for-michigan-in-2020/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Image of Hurricane Florence Over Michigan Shows Massive Size</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:40:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The size of Hurricane Florence is hard to imagine. <a href="https://wgrd.com/image-of-hurricane-florence-over-michigan-shows-massive-size/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The size of Hurricane Florence is hard to imagine. <a href="https://wgrd.com/image-of-hurricane-florence-over-michigan-shows-massive-size/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Warmer, Drier Than Usual Winter Predicted for Michigan 2018-2019</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:34:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Skiers and winter sports lovers aren't loving this news, but those with long commutes could be looking at a slightly less stressful winter of driving in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/warmer-drier-than-usual-winter-predicted-for-michigan-2018-2019/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Skiers and winter sports lovers aren&apos;t loving this news, but those with long commutes could be looking at a slightly less stressful winter of driving in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/warmer-drier-than-usual-winter-predicted-for-michigan-2018-2019/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Where to Trick-or-Treat Indoors in West Michigan: Halloween 2017</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:54:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There are locations all over West Michigan! <a href="https://wgrd.com/where-to-trick-or-treat-indoors-in-west-michigan-halloween-2017/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There are locations all over West Michigan! <a href="https://wgrd.com/where-to-trick-or-treat-indoors-in-west-michigan-halloween-2017/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Hot Wings Was Mad at His Kids For Being Happy – FBHW Segment 16</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:24:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about the freak storm that hit the area on Friday, going from rain to snow to hail to BBs or something. Hot Wings was hoping his family plans outside had been cancelled, until he saw his family out while on his way home. <a href="https://wgrd.com/hot-wings-was-mad-at-his-kids-for-being-happy-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about the freak storm that hit the area on Friday, going from rain to snow to hail to BBs or something. Hot Wings was hoping his family plans outside had been cancelled, until he saw his family out while on his way home. <a href="https://wgrd.com/hot-wings-was-mad-at-his-kids-for-being-happy-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>West Michigan Severe Thunderstorm Watch Update</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[With the rains and wind hitting the West Michigan are today, there are a lot of objects blown into roadways, power outages scattered around the area, and flooded streets. There's more coming this evening, so be safe on your way home this afternoon!
There is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 9pm tonight for Kent county and the surrounding areas, with more rain, lightning, and high winds e <a href="https://wgrd.com/west-michigan-severe-thunderstorm-watch-update/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[With the rains and wind hitting the West Michigan are today, there are a lot of objects blown into roadways, power outages scattered around the area, and flooded streets. There's more coming this evening, so be safe on your way home this afternoon!
There is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 9pm tonight for Kent county and the surrounding areas, with more rain, lightning, and high winds e <a href="https://wgrd.com/west-michigan-severe-thunderstorm-watch-update/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Drunk Fan Goes for Swim at Chicago’s Wrigley Field [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:52:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There's not a whole lot to do during a rain delay at a baseball game, or any sporting event for that matter.  
You can walk around the concourse, trying to resist the urge to spend $48 on a hot dog and a beer. Perhaps buy a souvenir or two. 
Or, you could do what this guy did at Wrigley Field during a rain delay last weekend at a Chicago Cubs game. He went for a swim! <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-drunk-fan-goes-for-swim-at-chicagos-wrigley-field-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There&apos;s not a whole lot to do during a rain delay at a baseball game, or any sporting event for that matter.  
You can walk around the concourse, trying to resist the urge to spend $48 on a hot dog and a beer. Perhaps buy a souvenir or two. 
Or, you could do what this guy did at Wrigley Field during a rain delay last weekend at a Chicago Cubs game. He went for a swim! <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-drunk-fan-goes-for-swim-at-chicagos-wrigley-field-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Watch Today’s Storm Move in to Downtown Grand Rapids [Timelapse]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 21:15:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[I love a good storm, and so far, Grand Rapids has had some nice rains, but today's storm was awesome!  It got dark and the rain came down really hard today, as you got to experience, I'm sure.
I started my camera shooting a time lapse before the storm made it downtown, and at about :22 seconds in, you can see almost a wall of clouds come in from the left and everything gets dark and the rain comes <a href="https://wgrd.com/watch-todays-storm-move-in-to-downtown-grand-rapids-timelapse/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I love a good storm, and so far, Grand Rapids has had some nice rains, but today's storm was awesome!  It got dark and the rain came down really hard today, as you got to experience, I'm sure.
I started my camera shooting a time lapse before the storm made it downtown, and at about :22 seconds in, you can see almost a wall of clouds come in from the left and everything gets dark and the rain comes <a href="https://wgrd.com/watch-todays-storm-move-in-to-downtown-grand-rapids-timelapse/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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