Alert archive / Michigan / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2011, 11:01 PM EDT for Emmet 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, 11:01 PM EDT (03:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2011, 5:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Emmet County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:03 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 22, 2:18 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.24 | 4 Wnw Pellston, MI | 24 HR TOTAL THRU 2 AM. 2.41 INCHES IN THE PAST 2 HRS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 462 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
651
WGUS53 KAPX 220301
FFWAPX
MIC047-220900-
/O.NEW.KAPX.FF.W.0006.110622T0301Z-110622T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1101 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN EMMET COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 500 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
* AT 1059 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN THE
PAST HOUR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PELLSTON...BLISS...BRUTUS...CARP LAKE...CROSS VILLAGE...GOOD
HART...LEVERING...PLEASANT VIEW...STUTSMANVILLE AND WILDERNESS
STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 4564 8508 4566 8503 4571 8496 4575 8499
4576 8508 4577 8509 4578 8508 4576 8480
4579 8480 4579 8474 4546 8474 4545 8508
4553 8513 4559 8513
$$
JH3 follow-up statements
424
WGUS73 KAPX 220501
FFSAPX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
101 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011
MIC047-220900-
/O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110622T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EMMET MI-
101 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EMMET COUNTY
UNTIL 500 AM EDT...
AT 1255 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THIS
RAIN WILL DEPOSIT UP TO ONE ADDITIONAL INCH. AFTER THIS RAIN
DEPARTS...A BREAK WILL OCCUR BEFORE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MOVES IN
AFTER 3 AM EDT.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PELLSTON...BLISS...BRUTUS...CARP LAKE...CROSS VILLAGE...GOOD
HART...LEVERING...PLEASANT VIEW...STUTSMANVILLE AND WILDERNESS STATE
PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 4564 8508 4566 8503 4571 8496 4575 8499
4576 8508 4577 8509 4578 8508 4576 8480
4579 8480 4579 8474 4546 8474 4545 8508
4553 8513 4559 8513
$$
JH828
WGUS73 KAPX 220628
FFSAPX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
228 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011
MIC047-220900-
/O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110622T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EMMET MI-
228 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EMMET COUNTY
UNTIL 500 AM EDT...
AT 226 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. A WEATHER STATION 4 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF
THE PELLSTON AIRPORT MEASURED 2.41 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT...
AND A 24 HOUR TOTAL OF 4.24 INCHES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...PELLSTON...
BLISS...BRUTUS...CARP LAKE...CROSS VILLAGE...GOOD HART...LEVERING...
PLEASANT VIEW...STUTSMANVILLE AND WILDERNESS STATE PARK.
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 4564 8508 4566 8503 4571 8496 4575 8499
4576 8508 4577 8509 4578 8508 4576 8480
4579 8480 4579 8474 4546 8474 4545 8508
4553 8513 4559 8513
$$
JH028
WGUS73 KAPX 220900
FFSAPX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
500 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011
MIC047-220914-
/O.EXP.KAPX.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110622T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EMMET MI-
500 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT NORTHERN EMMET COUNTY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 500 AM EDT...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS STILL EXPECTED THIS MORNING...AND A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EMMET COUNTY UNTIL 11 AM.
LAT...LON 4564 8508 4566 8503 4571 8496 4575 8499
4576 8508 4577 8509 4578 8508 4576 8480
4579 8480 4579 8474 4546 8474 4545 8508
4553 8513 4559 8513
$$
JZThe 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, 8:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | APX | Manistee, Wexford | 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.