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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Detroit, MI

June 15, 2015Wayne County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this river flood warning at Jun 15, 2015, 2:39 PM EDT for Wayne County, Michigan. It was in force for 41 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 15, 2015, 2:39 PM EDT (18:39 UTC)
Expired: Jun 17, 2015, 8:06 AM EDT
In force: 41 hr
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Lower Rouge at Inkster (INKM4).

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 12 ft
Major stage: 13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04168000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 15, 2:11 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 2:11 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 10:55 AM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1055 AM EDT MON JUN 15 2015

MIZ047>049-053>055-161500-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-
1055 AM EDT MON JUN 15 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WITH
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. ANY THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STORM
MOTION WILL BE WEST TO EAST AT 30 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE
PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-161500-
LAKE ST. CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM
OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
1055 AM EDT MON JUN 15 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WITH
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. STORM MOTION WILL
BE WEST TO EAST AT 30 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE
PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MIZ060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-161500-
SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-
WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
1055 AM EDT MON JUN 15 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR
MORE DETAILS.

THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WITH
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. STORM MOTION WILL
BE WEST TO EAST AT 30 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE
PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).

JVC

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 9:23 AM EDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:05 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:06 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 10:44 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	DTX	Genesee, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe and 5 more	12 hr
Jun 15, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Lenawee, Monroe	70 min
Jun 15, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Washtenaw, Wayne	39 min
Jun 15, 3:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne	5 hr
Jun 15, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Lenawee, Monroe, Wayne	41 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Michigan, 2015 Every river flood warning in 2015

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.