Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Gaylord, MI

Issued

May 11, 2011, 11:02 AM EDT (15:02 UTC)

Expired

May 11, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Gaylord, MI

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Manistee County, MI, Wexford County, MI

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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580 
WGUS53 KAPX 111502
FFWAPX
MIC101-165-111800-
/O.NEW.KAPX.FF.W.0002.110511T1502Z-110511T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1102 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT

* AT 1100 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
  RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THREE HOURS HAS
  OCCURRED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MANISTEE AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN
  WEXFORD COUNTY.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  DUBLIN AND WELLSTON.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
  LITTLE MANISTEE RIVER
  STRONACH CREEK
  PINE CREEK
  JOHNSON CREEK
  PINE RIVER
  MANISTEE RIVER
  PETERSON CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

&&

LAT...LON 4417 8612 4422 8604 4424 8572 4416 8572

$$


JPB

559 
WGUS73 KAPX 111630
FFSAPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1230 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2011

MIC101-165-111800-
/O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110511T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEXFORD MI-MANISTEE MI-
1230 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MANISTEE
AND SOUTHWESTERN WEXFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT...

AT 1227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE 
WARNED AREA.  RADAR ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE IN EXCESS
OF THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE AROUND 9 AM...AND AN 
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 2 PM.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...DUBLIN 
AND WELLSTON.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
LITTLE MANISTEE RIVER...STRONACH CREEK...PINE CREEK...PINE 
RIVER...MANISTEE RIVER...PETERSON CREEK AND JOHNSON CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4417 8612 4422 8604 4424 8572 4416 8572

$$


JPB

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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.