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Old 01-31-2005, 09:22 PM
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I had class in downtown Grand Rapids today. I was at the GVSU Eberhard Center, and I noticed that the Grand River that runs though the city was raviged by snow and ice. These pics show the fury of mother nature in Michigan during the winter.












Supposedly in some residential areas near this river, homes were destroyed from the river overflowing then freezing.

Here is a pic of what it looked like in the fall:


Old 01-31-2005, 09:25 PM
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Awesome Pics
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Nice pix.......

I notice you were inside a building for some of the shots.... (IE the EXIT sign)....

Clean windows.....
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are those current pics? if all that melts at one time its gonna cause major problems and in michigan its possbily it could be 60 deg next week u never know what to expect in michigan.
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Originally Posted by L27Buick
are those current pics? if all that melts at one time its gonna cause major problems and in michigan its possbily it could be 60 deg next week u never know what to expect in michigan.
Yep, took em around 5:30 today.
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Originally Posted by L27Buick
are those current pics? if all that melts at one time its gonna cause major problems and in michigan its possbily it could be 60 deg next week u never know what to expect in michigan.
I thought GR was at risk of flooding (downtown at least) last week, not sure if thats still a real threat.
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that'* crazy. although I'm not surprised it froze over... it was -13 for a few nights in a row at around 2 AM. Definately cold!
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I hope it melts slowly, cause this ain't gonna be good.

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