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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Detroit, MI

May 1, 2011Lenawee County, Monroe County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this river flood warning at May 1, 2011, 4:31 AM EDT for Lenawee County, Monroe County, Michigan. It was in force for 31 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 1, 2011, 4:31 AM EDT (08:31 UTC)
Expired: May 1, 2011, 5:02 AM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Lenawee County, MI, Monroe County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point River Raisin at Blissfield (BLIM4).

Action stage: 681 ft
Minor stage: 683 ft
Moderate stage: 685 ft
Major stage: 687 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

639 
WGUS83 KDTX 010831
FLSDTX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
431 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING...

    HURON RIVER...RIVER RAISIN...SAGINAW RIVER

.RAINFALL FROM SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND LIGHT RAIN
TONIGHT WILL BE TOO LIGHT TO HAVE A NOTABLE EFFECT ON THE 
RIVER LEVELS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

&&

MIC093-011631-
/O.CON.KDTX.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110508T0000Z/
/HMGM4.2.ER.110430T1330Z.110502T1800Z.110507T1800Z.NR/
431 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 2011

A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  HURON RIVER NEAR HAMBURG.. 
* FROM NOW UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE IS 6.8 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST IS TO CREST AROUND 7.0 FEET EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

$$

MIC017-145-011631-
/O.CON.KDTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110503T1630Z/
/SAGM4.2.ER.110429T0235Z.110430T2315Z.110503T1030Z.NO/
431 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 2011

A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  SAGINAW RIVER AT SAGINAW. 
* FROM NOW UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 1 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE IS 20.0 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 20.1 FEET AT 1 AM SUNDAY
  AND SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

MIC091-115-010931-
/O.NEW.KDTX.FL.W.0021.110501T0831Z-110501T0902Z/
/BLIM4.1.ER.000000T0000Z.110501T0030Z.110501T0302Z.NO/
431 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 2011

A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  RIVER RAISIN AT BLISSFIELD. 
* FROM NOW UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE IS ESTIMATED AT AROUND 683.0 FEET
  AND SLOWLY FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 683.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  TODAY.

$$

MIC115-011630-
/O.CON.KDTX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110502T0200Z/
/DNDM4.1.ER.110501T0933Z.110501T1200Z.110501T2000Z.NO/
431 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 2011

A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  RIVER RAISIN AT DUNDEE. 
* FROM NOW UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE IS ESTIMATED AT AROUND 650.0 FEET AND
  NEARLY STEADY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 650.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CURRENTLY CRESTING AND WILL FALL BACK 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER TODAY.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 1, 3:16 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		7 hr

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.