Alert archive / Michigan / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this flash flood warning at Sep 5, 2014, 10:23 AM EDT for Benzie County, Michigan. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2014, 10:23 AM EDT (14:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2014, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Benzie County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:24 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 207 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -163 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 790 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
960
WGUS53 KAPX 051423
FFWAPX
MIC019-052000-
/O.NEW.KAPX.FF.W.0002.140905T1423Z-140905T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1023 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BENZIE COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS HAS
PRODUCED BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS PARTS OF
NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. AS A RESULT...MANY RIVERS ARE
RUNNING HIGHER THAN USUAL...AND LOCAL FLOODING HAS BEEN
OBSERVED. THE PLATTE RIVER NEAR HONOR CURRENTLY HAS A STAGE OF
4.40 FEET...SURPASSING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 4.37 FEET SET
BACK IN 2002.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BEULAH...
FRANKFORT...THOMPSONVILLE...BENDON...BENZONIA...ELBERTA...HONOR...
LAKE ANN AND PLATTE TOWNSHIP.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
PICKEREL CREEK...BETSIE RIVER...KINNEY CREEK...LITTLE BETSIE RIVER...
DUTCHMAN CREEK...PLATTE RIVER...SHERMAN CREEK...COLD CREEK...RICE
CREEK...GRASS LAKE CREEK...AND FLETCHER CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS... OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING
STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4471 8624 4473 8619 4475 8616 4474 8611
4476 8609 4478 8608 4477 8582 4451 8582
4452 8619 4453 8624 4459 8623 4465 8627
4469 8627
$$3 follow-up statements
503
WGUS73 KAPX 051618
FFSAPX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1218 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014
MIC019-052000-
/O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140905T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENZIE MI-
1218 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BENZIE COUNTY UNTIL
400 PM EDT...
BENZIE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT RISING WATER
ON THE PLATTE RIVER HAS REACHED THE FOUNDATION OF HOMES IN THE
AREA. AT 915 AM...THE PLATTE RIVER NEAR HONOR HAD A STAGE OF
4.45 FEET. THE PREVIOUS RECORD STAGE WAS 4.37 FEET...SET BACK
IN 2002.
THOUGH THE RAINS HAVE ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING...THE 3 TO 6 INCHES
OF RAIN THAT OCCURRED DURING THE PAST DAY AND A HALF CONTINUES TO
RESULT IN WATER LEVEL RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS...AND LOCAL
FLOODING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BEULAH...FRANKFORT...THOMPSONVILLE...BENDON...BENZONIA...ELBERTA...
HONOR...LAKE ANN AND PLATTE TOWNSHIP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4471 8624 4473 8619 4475 8616 4474 8611
4476 8609 4478 8608 4477 8582 4451 8582
4452 8619 4453 8624 4459 8623 4465 8627
4469 8627
$$239
WGUS73 KAPX 051818
FFSAPX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
218 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014
MIC019-052000-
/O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140905T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENZIE MI-
218 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BENZIE COUNTY UNTIL 400
PM EDT...
AT 145 PM...THE RIVER GAGE ON THE PLATTE RIVER STOPPED REPORTING..A
TECHNICIAN IS ON SITE WORKING ON THE GAGE. HOWEVER...THE TECHNICIAN
SAID THAT THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND IS RECEDING. OTHER THAN LIGHT
RAIN SHOWERS...WHICH SHOULD BE DONE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THE
RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH THE EVENING.
&&
LAT...LON 4471 8624 4473 8619 4475 8616 4474 8611
4476 8609 4478 8608 4477 8582 4451 8582
4452 8619 4453 8624 4459 8623 4465 8627
4469 8627
$$998
WGUS73 KAPX 051955
FFSAPX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
355 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014
MIC019-052009-
/O.EXP.KAPX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140905T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENZIE MI-
355 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT BENZIE COUNTY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 400 PM EDT...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 4471 8624 4473 8619 4475 8616 4474 8611
4476 8609 4478 8608 4477 8582 4451 8582
4452 8619 4453 8624 4459 8623 4465 8627
4469 8627
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 49 min | |
| Sep 4, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Crawford, Otsego | 47 min |
| Sep 4, 9:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Crawford, Oscoda | 59 min |
| Sep 4, 10:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 91 min | |
| Sep 5, 1:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford and 14 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:40 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | APX | Benzie, Leelanau, Manistee | 5 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:07 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 83 min | |
| Sep 5, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 65 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.