River Flood Warning 4, NWS Gaylord, MI

Issued

May 4, 2012, 10:04 AM EDT (14:04 UTC)

Expired

May 4, 2012, 8:43 PM EDT

In force

11 hr

Issued by

NWS Gaylord, MI

Flood severity

Minor

County Wexford County, MI

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:08 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.

Written for the forecast point Manistee River near Sherman (SHRM4).

Action stage

14 ft

Minor stage

15 ft

Moderate stage

16 ft

Major stage

17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04124000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

691 
WGUS43 KAPX 041404
FLWAPX
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1004 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MICHIGAN...

  MANISTEE RIVER NEAR SHERMAN AFFECTING WEXFORD COUNTY

RIVER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY IN RESPONSE TO THE WIDESPREAD
TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE ENTIRE MANISTEE RIVER
BASIN YESTERDAY. THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TODAY AT
SHERMAN...WITH AN EXPECTED CREST SATURDAY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREAS SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT PROPERTY 
FROM RISING WATER LEVELS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY TO 
HIGHER GROUND.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD WILL ISSUE ANOTHER STATEMENT 
ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION THIS EVENING...OR AS NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

&&

MIC165-050204-
/O.NEW.KAPX.FL.W.0004.120504T1404Z-120506T1500Z/
/SHRM4.1.ER.120504T0944Z.120505T0000Z.120506T0900Z.NR/
1004 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE MANISTEE RIVER NEAR SHERMAN.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING....
* AT 10:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOODING OF PROPERTY AND HOMES ADJACENT TO 
  RIGHT BANK OF RIVER ALONG OJIBWAY DRIVE, OTTAWA DRIVE, AND CHIPPEWA
  DRIVE SOUTH OF WEST 12 ROAD.

 
&& 
 
                   FLD      OBSERVED               FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG    STG  DAY  TIME       SAT     SUN     MON

MANISTEE RIVER
  SHERMAN           15   14.2  THU 10 PM      15.8    15.1    14.2

$$

HALBLAUB

561 
WGUS83 KAPX 050043
FLSAPX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
843 PM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MICHIGAN ...

  MANISTEE RIVER NEAR SHERMAN AFFECTING WEXFORD COUNTY

&&

MIC165-050113-
/O.CAN.KAPX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120506T1500Z/
/SHRM4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
843 PM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MANISTEE RIVER NEAR SHERMAN.
* AT  4:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 14.7 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL SLOWLY FALL...REACHING 13.8 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS AROUND THE WILDERNESS CANOE 
  LIVERY ALONG LEFT BANK OF RIVER JUST DOWNSTREAM OF M-37 BRIDGE.
 
&& 
 
                   FLD      OBSERVED               FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG    STG  DAY  TIME       SAT     SUN     MON

MANISTEE RIVER
  SHERMAN           15   14.7  FRI 04 PM      14.0    13.3    12.8

$$

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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.