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Flood Watch 3, NWS Detroit, MI

May 29, 201111 counties in Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this flood watch at May 29, 2011, 11:26 AM EDT for 11 counties in Michigan. It took effect at May 29, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 29, 2011, 11:26 AM EDT (15:26 UTC)
In effect from: May 29, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired: May 29, 2011, 7:06 PM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Flood severity: None

Counties Genesee County, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Lenawee County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at May 29, 7:03 AM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 7:03 AM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 4:53 AM EDT, 6 hours 33 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 29, 6:47 AM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 29, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Lenawee	69 min
May 29, 4:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Lenawee	56 min
May 29, 5:02 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Livingston, Washtenaw	53 min
May 29, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		71 min
May 29, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Monroe	87 min
May 29, 5:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Genesee, Shiawassee	83 min
May 29, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Oakland	77 min
May 29, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		75 min
May 29, 5:36 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Monroe	45 min
May 29, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Wayne	34 min
May 29, 5:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Oakland	42 min
May 29, 5:55 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	DTX	Shiawassee	2 hr
May 29, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Lapeer	78 min
May 29, 6:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Macomb, Saint Clair	36 min
May 29, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		66 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.