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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this flash flood warning at Jul 17, 2006, 6:21 PM EDT for Oscoda County, Michigan. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2006, 6:21 PM EDT (22:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2006, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Oscoda County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 7:30 PM EDT | FLOOD | 2 Nw Mio, MI | KITTLE ROAD WASHED OUT IN ELMER TOWNSHIP |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 145 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -244 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1114 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KAPX 172220 FFWAPX MIC135-180115- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 621 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... OSCODA COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN * UNTIL 915 PM EDT * AT 612 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS OSCODA COUNTY AS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS OSCODA COUNTY THROUGH 8 PM. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MIO... MCKINLEY...FAIRVIEW AND COMINS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ADJACENT TO CARTER CREEK...CHERRY CREEK...BEAVER CREEK...AND OTHER SMALL TRIBUTARIES TO THE AU SABLE RIVER. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN GAYLORD. LAT...LON 4485 8436 4456 8433 4455 8395 4484 8390 $$ JPB
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KAPX 172339 FFSAPX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 739 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006 MIC135-180115- OSCODA MI- 739 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR OSCODA COUNTY... AT 734 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS OSCODA COUNTY. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RED OAK...GARLAND...FAIRVIEW AND COMINS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ADJACENT TO THE AU SABLE RIVER...INCLUDING SUCH TRIBUTARIES AS CHERRY CREEK...CARTER CREEK...AND BEAVER CREEK. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED SOUTH...RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL CAN STILL RESULT IN RAPID FLOODING OF THESE AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. LAT...LON 4485 8436 4456 8433 4455 8395 4484 8390 $$ JPB
000 WGUS73 KAPX 172346 FFSAPX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 746 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006 MIC135-180115- OSCODA MI- 746 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR OSCODA COUNTY... AT 734 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS OSCODA COUNTY. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RED OAK...GARLAND...FAIRVIEW AND COMINS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ADJACENT TO THE AU SABLE RIVER...INCLUDING SUCH TRIBUTARIES AS CHERRY CREEK...CARTER CREEK...AND BEAVER CREEK. HIGH WATER HAS WASHED OUT PORTIONS OF KITTLE ROAD IN ELMER TOWNSHIP NORTH OF MIO DAM. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED SOUTH...RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL CAN STILL RESULT IN RAPID FLOODING OF THESE AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. LAT...LON 4485 8436 4456 8433 4455 8395 4484 8390 $$ JPB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 12:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Chippewa | 49 min |
| Jul 17, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 52 min | |
| Jul 17, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 62 min | |
| Jul 17, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 66 min | |
| Jul 17, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Emmet | 36 min |
| Jul 17, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mackinac | 28 min |
| Jul 17, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Presque Isle | 20 min |
| Jul 17, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Crawford | 33 min |
| Jul 17, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Oscoda | 67 min |
| Jul 17, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona | 59 min |
| Jul 17, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 44 min | |
| Jul 17, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Crawford | 63 min |
| Jul 17, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 67 min | |
| Jul 17, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Presque Isle | 39 min |
| Jul 17, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 2 hr | |
| Jul 17, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Oscoda | 61 min |
| Jul 17, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Leelanau | 57 min |
| Jul 17, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena | 56 min |
| Jul 17, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 83 min | |
| Jul 17, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Grand Traverse | 57 min |
| Jul 17, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Crawford | 63 min |
| Jul 17, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Oscoda | 65 min |
| Jul 17, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Kalkaska | 63 min |
| Jul 17, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Iosco | 62 min |
| Jul 17, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Grand Traverse | 56 min |
| Jul 17, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Benzie | 63 min |
| Jul 17, 6:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | APX | Crawford | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Ogemaw, Roscommon | 67 min |
| Jul 17, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 87 min | |
| Jul 17, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Wexford | 64 min |
| Jul 17, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Arenac | 59 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.