Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Gaylord, MI

Issued

Jun 13, 2008, 4:44 AM EDT (08:44 UTC)

Expired

Jun 13, 2008, 10:45 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Gaylord, MI

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Wexford County, MI

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WGUS53 KAPX 130851
FFWAPX
MIC101-113-165-131445-
/O.NEW.KAPX.FF.W.0004.080613T0844Z-080613T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
444 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MANISTEE COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
  WEXFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
  MISSAUKEE COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 1045 AM EDT

* AT 442 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER 
  REPORTS INDICATED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF MANISTEE       
  COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN THE COMMUNITY OF MANISTEE. HEAVY RAINFALL   
  OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THIS AREA...AND PORTIONS  
  OF WEXFORD AND MISSAUKEE COUNTIES SINCE 9 TO 10 PM LAST EVENING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOREY...
  YUMA...SHERMAN...PIERPORT...ONEKAMA...NORWALK...MOORESTOWN...
  MESICK...MEAUWATAKA...MANTON...LAKE CITY...KALEVA...JENNINGS...
  HARRIETTA...COPEMISH...BUCKLEY AND ARCADIA.

MOST OF THE HEAVIER RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE AREA. 
HOWEVER...GENERAL LIGHT RAINS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST 
DAYBREAK. SATURATED GROUND...AND THE HEAVY RAIN RECEIVED OVERNIGHT 
WILL RESULT IN ONLY A SLOW RECEDING OF WATER LEVELS. MANY STREETS 
AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL REMAIN FLOODED ACROSS THE WARNED 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 4436 8628 4452 8625 4451 8485 4450 8485
      4435 8486 4418 8522 4416 8611 4419 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0844Z 180DEG 0KT 4430 8603

$$

427 
WGUS73 KAPX 131140
FFSAPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
738 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

MIC101-113-165-131445-
/O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080613T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MANISTEE MI-WEXFORD MI-MISSAUKEE MI-
738 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR
MISSAUKEE...WEXFORD AND MANISTEE COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT RESULTED IN LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS PARTS 
OF MISSAUKEE...WEXFORD...AND MANISTEE COUNTIES. SPOTTER REPORTS AND 
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 3 AND LOCALLY 8 INCHES 
OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MANISTEE... 
MOREY...YUMA...SHERMAN...PIERPORT...ONEKAMA...NORWALK...MESICK...
MEAUWATAKA...MANTON...LAKE CITY...KALEVA...HARRIETTA... 
COPEMISH...BUCKLEY...AND ARCADIA.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF 
FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY 
CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4436 8628 4452 8625 4451 8485 4450 8485
      4435 8486 4418 8522 4416 8611 4419 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1133Z 180DEG 0KT 4430 8603

$$

883 
WGUS73 KAPX 131335
FFSAPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
934 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

MIC101-113-165-131445-
/O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080613T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MANISTEE MI-WEXFORD MI-MISSAUKEE MI-
934 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR
MISSAUKEE...WEXFORD AND MANISTEE COUNTIES...

AT 918 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 
FLASH FLOODING OVER SOUTHERN MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES. MANY 
ROADS IN THE AREA ARE FLOODED OR WASHED OUT. WATER HAS ENTERED SOME 
HOMES IN THE CITY OF MANISTEE. TRAVEL IN THIS REGION IS EXTREMELY 
DIFFICULT.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
MANISTEE...WELLSTON...HOXEYVILLE...CADILLAC...AND LAKE CITY.

DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES...AND TRAINED SPOTTER 
REPORTS...INDICATE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE WARNED AREA 
LAST NIGHT. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS FELL ALONG AND SOUTH OF M-55.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

LAT...LON 4436 8628 4452 8625 4451 8485 4450 8485
      4435 8486 4418 8522 4416 8611 4419 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1323Z 180DEG 0KT 4430 8603

$$


JZ

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