River Flood Warning 8, NWS Gaylord, MI

Issued

Apr 13, 2016, 10:25 AM EDT (14:25 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 15, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT

Expired

Apr 17, 2016, 5:36 PM EDT

In force

64 hr

Issued by

NWS Gaylord, MI

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

County Arenac County, MI

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:28 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.

Written for the forecast point Rifle River near Sterling (STRM4).

Action stage

5 ft

Minor stage

6 ft

Moderate stage

11 ft

Major stage

13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04142000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

752 
WGUS43 KAPX 131456 CCB
FLWAPX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1025 AM EDT WED APR 13 2016

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

  RIFLE RIVER NEAR STERLING AFFECTING ARENAC COUNTY

.WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THIS WEEK...A NEW ROUND OF
SNOWMELT IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. EXPECT THE RIFLE RIVER NEAR STERLING
TO RISE ONCE AGAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER
IS FORECAST TO CREST AT 7.5 FEET SATURDAY MORNING. FLOOD STAGE IS 6
FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREAS SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT PROPERTY 
FROM RISING WATER LEVELS.

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


&&

MIC011-140225-
/O.NEW.KAPX.FL.W.0008.160415T0600Z-160417T2136Z/
/STRM4.1.ER.160415T0600Z.160416T1200Z.160417T1536Z.NO/
1025 AM EDT WED APR 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RIFLE RIVER NEAR STERLING.
* FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON....
* AT  9:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.5 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...HIGH WATER BEGINS TO IMPACT CAMPGROUND AT 
  WHITE'S CANOE LIVERY AT MELITA ROAD BRIDGE.

 
&& 
 
                   FLD      OBSERVED               FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG    STG  DAY  TIME       THU     FRI     SAT

RIFLE RIVER
  STERLING           6    4.6  WED 09 AM       5.0     6.0     7.4


&&


LAT...LON 4399 8384 4407 8408 4416 8408 4416 8398
      4408 8384 4399 8379             



$$

942 
WGUS83 KAPX 151608 CCA
FLSAPX

FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1207 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

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

  RIFLE RIVER NEAR STERLING AFFECTING ARENAC COUNTY

.RIVER LEVELS ON THE RIFLE RIVER NEAR STERLING HAVE NOT  
RESPONDED TO THE WARMER WEATHER OF THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THAT
STRONGLY INDICATES THAT THERE WAS LESS WATER THAN EXPECTED TIED UP IN
THE SNOWPACK UPSTREAM OF STERLING. RIVER LEVELS ARE STILL FORECAST TO 
CLIMB SOMEWHAT AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE RIFLE
RIVER NEAR STERLING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO CREST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
THEREFORE...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

INTERESTS ALONG THE RIFLE RIVER SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER
LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...FOR THE 
LATEST INFORMATION.

&&

MIC011-151530-
/O.CAN.KAPX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160415T1630Z/
/STRM4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1100 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE RIFLE RIVER NEAR STERLING.
* AT 10:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 5.4 FEET EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...HIGH WATER BEGINS TO IMPACT CANOE LIVERY AT 
  RIVER VIEW CAMPGROUND.

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

RIFLE RIVER
  STERLING           6    4.7  FRI 10 AM       5.0     5.4     5.2


&&


LAT...LON 4399 8384 4407 8408 4416 8408 4416 8398
      4408 8384 4399 8379             



$$

JZ

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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.