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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2011, 8:49 PM EDT for Manistee County, Wexford County, Michigan. It was in force for 6 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
- Jun 21, 2011, 8:49 PM EDT (00:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2011, 2:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Manistee County, MI, Wexford County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 8:51 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.29 | 5 Ssw Brethren, MI | TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 7 PM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1109 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
703 WGUS53 KAPX 220049 FFWAPX MIC101-165-220630- /O.NEW.KAPX.FF.W.0005.110622T0049Z-110622T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 849 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011 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... * UNTIL 230 AM EDT * AT 846 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES OVER THE LAST 18 HOURS...WITH SOME AREAS EXCEEDING 4 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. THE GREATEST FLASH FLOOD THREAT WE BE FOUND AROUND THE COMMUNITIES OF BRETHREN...YUMA AND HARRIETTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. && LAT...LON 4449 8539 4420 8541 4420 8628 4448 8616 $$ ADAM
4 follow-up statements
823 WGUS73 KAPX 220223 FFSAPX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1023 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011 MIC101-165-220630- /O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110622T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WEXFORD MI-MANISTEE MI- 1023 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM EDT... AT 1017 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY MOVE BACK ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES OVER THE LAST 18 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. THE GREATEST FLASH FLOOD THREAT WE BE FOUND AROUND THE COMMUNITIES OF BRETHREN...YUMA AND HARRIETTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && LAT...LON 4449 8539 4420 8541 4420 8628 4448 8616 $$
415 WGUS73 KAPX 220346 FFSAPX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1146 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011 MIC101-165-220630- /O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110622T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WEXFORD MI-MANISTEE MI- 1146 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM EDT... AT 1141 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE NEXT WAVE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL... OCCURRING MASON...LAKE...NEWAYGO...AND OCEAN COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH...AND WILL BEGIN AFFECTING MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CADILLAC...BOON...BRETHREN...COPEMISH...HARRIETTA...KALEVA... MANTON...MEAUWATAKA...MESICK...MITCHELL STATE PARK...NORWALK... ONEKAMA...SHERMAN...WELLSTON AND YUMA. SOME FLOODING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN MANISTEE. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && LAT...LON 4449 8539 4420 8541 4420 8628 4448 8616 $$ JH
362 WGUS73 KAPX 220351 CCA FFSAPX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED TYPO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1151 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011 MIC101-165-220630- /O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110622T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WEXFORD MI-MANISTEE MI- 1151 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM EDT... AT 1141 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE NEXT WAVE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL... OCCURRING OVER MASON...LAKE...NEWAYGO...AND OCEAN COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH...AND WILL BEGIN AFFECTING MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CADILLAC...BOON...BRETHREN...COPEMISH...HARRIETTA...KALEVA... MANTON...MEAUWATAKA...MESICK...MITCHELL STATE PARK...NORWALK... ONEKAMA...SHERMAN...WELLSTON AND YUMA. SOME FLOODING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN MANISTEE. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && LAT...LON 4449 8539 4420 8541 4420 8628 4448 8616 $$ JH
810 WGUS73 KAPX 220631 FFSAPX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 231 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 MIC101-165-220644- /O.EXP.KAPX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110622T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WEXFORD MI-MANISTEE MI- 231 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 230 AM EDT... HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA MAY CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. LAT...LON 4449 8539 4420 8541 4420 8628 4448 8616 $$ JH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 8:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more | 14 hr |
| Jun 21, 11:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | APX | Emmet | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 56 min | |
| Jun 22, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 96 min | |
| Jun 22, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Crawford, Kalkaska, Otsego | 47 min |
| Jun 22, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 83 min | |
| Jun 22, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 87 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.