Alert archive / Michigan / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2013, 4:07 AM EDT for Eaton County, Ingham County, Michigan. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports 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 13, 2013, 4:07 AM EDT (08:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Eaton County, MI, Ingham County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:09 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 13, 6:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.85 | Dimondale, MI | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM YESTERDAY EVENING THROUGH OVERNIGHT. |
| Jun 13, 8:07 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.92 | Lansing, MI | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. |
| Jun 13, 8:53 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.49 | Lansing, MI | 24 HR AMOUNT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
594
WGUS53 KGRR 130807
FFWGRR
MIC045-065-131400-
/O.NEW.KGRR.FF.W.0002.130613T0807Z-130613T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
407 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN EATON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
INGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 1000 AM EDT
* AT 404 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED OVER 5
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF LANSING NEAR
POTTERVILLE SINCE LAST NIGHT. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SPOTTERS
REPORTED I-69 NEAR POTTERVILLE WAS CLOSED. IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS
ROADS IN DIMONDALE WERE UNDERWATER AND LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORTED
MANY BASEMENTS WERE FLOODED.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CHARLOTTE...
LANSING...EATON RAPIDS...GRAND LEDGE...LESLIE...MASON...
CHARLESWORTH...DELTA MILLS...FOREST HILLS...MERIDIAN...MILLETT...
NEEDMORE...NORTH AURELIUS...PETRIEVILLE AND WEST WINDSOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4243 8432 4242 8433 4242 8447 4242 8488
4276 8486 4277 8431 4243 8427
$$
932 follow-up statements
806
WGUS73 KGRR 131148
FFSGRR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
748 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
MIC045-065-131400-
/O.CON.KGRR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130613T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EATON MI-INGHAM MI-
748 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INGHAM AND EASTERN EATON
COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM EDT...
AT 745 AM EDT...FLOODING OF ROADS CONTINUED ACROSS EATON AND INGHAM
COUNTIES... PARTICULARLY IN THE DIMONDALE...GRAND LEDGE... AND
POTTERVILLE AREAS. AS MUCH AS FIVE INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
INTERSTATE 69 AROUND POTTERVILLE HAD BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
OVER THE ROAD... ALTHOUGH AS OF 745 AM BOTH NORTHBOUND LANES WERE
OPEN AS WELL AS ONE SOUTHBOUND LANE.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CHARLOTTE...
LANSING...EATON RAPIDS...GRAND LEDGE...LESLIE...MASON...
CHARLESWORTH...DELTA MILLS...FOREST HILLS...MERIDIAN...MILLETT...
NEEDMORE...NORTH AURELIUS...PETRIEVILLE AND WEST WINDSOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4243 8432 4242 8433 4242 8447 4242 8488
4276 8486 4277 8431 4243 8427
$$
MEADE163
WGUS73 KGRR 131358
FFSGRR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
958 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
MIC045-065-131412-
/O.EXP.KGRR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130613T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EATON MI-INGHAM MI-
958 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR INGHAM AND EASTERN
EATON COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1000 AM EDT...
IT WAS REPLACED WITH A FLOOD ADVISORY THAT IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY.
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. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 4243 8432 4242 8433 4242 8447 4242 8488
4276 8486 4277 8431 4243 8427
$$
MJSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | |
| Jun 12, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | |
| Jun 12, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 114 min |
| Jun 12, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 91 min | |
| Jun 12, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 117 min | |
| Jun 12, 9:37 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren | 30 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ottawa | 59 min |
| Jun 12, 10:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Allegan, Barry | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 10:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ingham | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 10:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 54 min |
| Jun 12, 10:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 10:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Allegan, Barry | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 11:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Eaton | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 4:43 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 54 hr |
| Jun 13, 8:42 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 8 hr |
| Jun 13, 8:42 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 4 days |
| Jun 13, 9:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Eaton, Ingham | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 10:42 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 6 days |
| Jun 13, 10:42 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 3 days |
| Jun 13, 10:42 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 24 hr |
| Jun 13, 10:42 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 24 hr |
| Jun 13, 10:42 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Barry | 7 days |
| Jun 13, 7:21 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 9 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.