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River Flood Warning 26, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this river flood warning at May 12, 2018, 9:06 AM EDT for Wayne County, Michigan. It took effect at May 12, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 2018, 9:06 AM EDT (13:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 12, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 14, 2018, 5:03 AM EDT
- In force
- 38 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 13:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Rouge River at Detroit (DETM4). The gauge peaked at 17.54 ft at May 13, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 13 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04166500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 3:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne | 86 min |
| May 12, 8:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne | 7 hr |
| May 12, 9:06 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | DTX | Oakland, Wayne | 37 hr |
| May 12, 2:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | DTX | Macomb | 7 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.