Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Gaylord, MI

079 
WGUS73 KAPX 112116
FFSAPX

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

MIC101-165-120000-
/O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110512T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEXFORD MI-MANISTEE MI-
516 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MANISTEE
AND SOUTHERN WEXFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

AT 511 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TO TRACK
ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTY.  RADAR 
RAINFALL ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE RAINFALL TOTALS IN 
EXCESS OF FOUR INCHES SINCE THIS MORNING.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING AT LEAST ANOTHER ONE TO TWO 
INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 530 PM AND 730 PM.  RUNOFF FROM THIS 
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME 
LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CADILLAC... 
BOON...DUBLIN...HARRIETTA...HOXEYVILLE...AND WELLSTON.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...MANISTEE 
RIVER...ADAMS CREEK...MANTON CREEK...EDDINGTON CREEK...BOSWELL 
CREEK...CLAM RIVER...LITTLE MANISTEE RIVER...STRONACH CREEK...PINE 
CREEK...SLAGLE CREEK...PERKINS CREEK...SMAIL CREEK...PRESTON 
CREEK...COLE CREEK...POPLAR CREEK...MITCHELL CREEK...JOHNSON 
CREEK...PINE RIVER...PETERSON CREEK...ARQUILLA CREEK...SEATON 
CREEK...GUNNERSON CREEK...CLAYBANK CREEK...AND DYER CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4428 8596 4436 8593 4437 8555 4436 8534
      4416 8534 4417 8613 4418 8613

$$


JPB

032 
WGUS53 KAPX 112355
FFWAPX
MIC101-165-120600-
/O.EXT.KAPX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110512T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS EXTENDED THE

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

* UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY

* RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MANISTEE AND SOUTHERN WEXFORD 
  COUNTIES EXCEEDED FOUR INCHES DURING THE DAY TODAY.  ADDITIONAL
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TONIGHT...AND MAY
  BRING ANOTHER INCH OR MORE OF RAINFALL.  THIS WILL EXACERBATE
  CURRENT FLOODING...AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING.  
  THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 200 AM 
  EDT.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CADILLAC...BOON...DUBLIN...HARRIETTA...HOXEYVILLE...MEAUWATAKA...
  MITCHELL STATE PARK...WELLSTON AND YUMA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.  HIGH RAINFALL RATES WILL BE MOST DANGEROUS WITH 
RESPECT TO FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AS NIGHT APPROACHES WHEN IT IS HARDER TO 
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO 
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4428 8596 4436 8593 4437 8555 4436 8534
      4416 8534 4417 8613 4418 8613

$$


JPB

828 
WGUS73 KAPX 120231
FFSAPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1031 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2011

MIC101-165-120600-
/O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110512T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEXFORD MI-MANISTEE MI-
1031 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2011

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

AT 1026 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED ADDITIONAL 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHEASTERN MANISTEE AND 
SOUTHERN WEXFORD COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS 
INDICATE EARLIER VERY HEAVY RAIN TOTALED 2 TO AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES 
ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO PERHAPS 2 INCHES 
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL ONLY SERVE TO EXACERBATE ONGOING 
FLOODING...AND POTENTIALLY RESULT IN NEW AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. NEVER 
DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD...AS ESTIMATING THE 
DEPTH OF WATER WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT NIGHT. SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER AT 
A DEPTH OF JUST 6 INCHES CAN FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT STAY IN 
AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4428 8596 4436 8593 4437 8555 4436 8534
      4416 8534 4417 8613 4418 8613

$$

LAWRENCE

716 
WGUS73 KAPX 120603
FFSAPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
203 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011

MIC101-165-120617-
/O.EXP.KAPX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110512T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEXFORD MI-MANISTEE MI-
203 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN 
WEXFORD COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO 
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTING NO 
FLOODING ISSUES ONGOING IN WEXFORD COUNTY.

IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 4428 8596 4436 8593 4437 8555 4436 8534
      4416 8534 4417 8613 4418 8613

$$



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