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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Detroit, MI

September 14, 2008Oakland County, Wayne County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this river flood warning at Sep 14, 2008, 5:13 AM EDT for Oakland County, Wayne County, Michigan. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 14, 2008, 5:13 AM EDT (09:13 UTC)
Expired
Sep 15, 2008, 6:46 PM EDT
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Oakland County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Rouge River at Southfield (SFRM4).

Action stage
11 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04166100, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Sep 14, 4:42 AM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 4:42 AM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 13, 1:19 PM EDT, 15 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
119 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-141000-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-
119 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN ALONG AND NORTH OF THE M-59 CORRIDOR.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT /FFADTX/ FOR DETAILS.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS
A SLIGHT CHANCE THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH POTENTIAL
FOR STORMS TO PRODUCE WEAK TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM PORT HURON TO FENTON. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. STORM MOTION WILL
BE TO THE EAST AT AROUND 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS
THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE TRACK UP INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT
LAKES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL ON TOP OF SATURATED GROUND WILL
BRING THE THREAT FOR FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE OR LOW
LYING AREAS. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. REPORTS OF
RAINFALL TOTALS WOULD ALSO BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

MIZ075-076-082-083-141000-
WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
119 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN FROM DETROIT SOUTH TO THE OHIO BORDER.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS
A SLIGHT CHANCE THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH POTENTIAL
FOR STORMS TO PRODUCE WEAK TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM PORT HURON TO FENTON. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. STORM MOTION WILL
BE TO THE EAST AT AROUND 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS
THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE TRACK UP INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT
LAKES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL ON TOP OF SATURATED GROUND WILL
BRING THE THREAT FOR FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE OR LOW
LYING AREAS. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. REPORTS OF
RAINFALL TOTALS WOULD ALSO BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-141000-
ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM
OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
119 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS
A SLIGHT CHANCE THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH POTENTIAL
FOR STORMS TO PRODUCE WATERSPOUTS OVER SOUTHERN LAKE HURON...LAKE
ST CLAIR...AND WESTERN LAKE ERIE. STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE
EAST AT AROUND 40 KNOTS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL NEARSHROE WATERS AND
LAKE ST CLAIR. PLEASE REFER TO MOST RECENT NEARSHORE MARINE
FORECAST /NSHDTX/ OR MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE /MWWDTX/ FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN LAKE HURON...INCLUDING THE
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM PORT AUSTIN TO PORT HURON...FROM SUNDAY
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PLEASE SEE LATEST MARINE WEATHER
MESSAGE /MWWDTX/...LAKE HURON FORECAST /GLFLH/...OR NEARSHORE
MARINE FORECAST /NSHDTX/ FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

KEC

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).

The office that day

Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 13, 10:40 PM EDTGale WarningDTX27 hr
Sep 13, 10:40 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDTX51 hr
Sep 14, 1:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXMacomb49 hr
Sep 14, 10:15 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXLivingston10 days
Sep 14, 10:15 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXWashtenaw12 hr
Sep 14, 10:15 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXWayne40 hr
Sep 14, 10:15 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXMacomb64 hr
Sep 14, 10:41 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXSaginaw, Shiawassee40 hr
Sep 14, 10:41 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXSaginaw19 hr
Sep 14, 10:41 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXGenesee12 hr
Sep 14, 10:41 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXGenesee, Saginaw19 hr
Sep 14, 10:41 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXSaginaw, Tuscola12 hr
Sep 14, 10:41 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXSaginaw12 hr
Sep 14, 10:41 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXBay, Saginaw19 hr
Sep 14, 11:03 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningDTXGenesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Saginaw and 6 more24 hr
Sep 14, 11:35 AM EDTWind AdvisoryDTXBay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more9 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.