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Areal Flood Warning 3, NWS Gaylord, MI

April 14, 201415 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this areal flood warning at Apr 14, 2014, 4:57 PM EDT for 15 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2014, 4:57 PM EDT (20:57 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2014, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Alcona County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Charlevoix County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 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 areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Apr 14, 4:19 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 4:19 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 4:13 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
413 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-042-
151200-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT-PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT-
STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER-GRAND TRAVERSE BAY-
SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG-
SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT-PT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT-
MANISTEE TO PT BETSIE-WHITEFISH BAY-ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA-
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-
OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
413 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR MANY AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
M-72 DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS. PLEASE SEE ONGOING FLOOD WARNINGS AT
WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD FOR MANY MORE DETAILS.

A ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN
OVERNIGHT...WITH MAINLY LIGHT ACCUMULATION...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND
EAST OF I-75. SLICK AND SNOW-COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE
TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN SWOLLEN WITH LOWLAND AND RIVER
FLOODING PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK.

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS PRIMARILY EASTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS RECENT
STORM TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT ANY TIME. WE ALSO WELCOME
YOUR SNOW REPORTS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. REPORTS MAY BE MADE ONE
OF THREE WAYS:

ONLINE: WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD

FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.GAYLORD.GOV

TWITTER: TWITTER.COM/NWSGAYLORD

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD.

LAWRENCE/TJL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 14, 1:07 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 14, 1:19 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 8:03 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAPXAlcona, Arenac, Benzie, Crawford, Gladwin, Grand Traverse and 8 more12 hr
Apr 14, 7:50 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAPXAlcona, Arenac, Benzie, Crawford, Gladwin, Grand Traverse and 8 more12 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Michigan, 2014Every areal flood warning in 2014

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.