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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Detroit, MI

March 15, 2019Midland County, Saginaw County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this river flood warning at Mar 15, 2019, 8:59 AM EDT for Midland County, Saginaw County, Michigan. It took effect at Mar 15, 2019, 3:12 PM EDT. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 15, 2019, 8:59 AM EDT (12:59 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 15, 2019, 3:12 PM EDT
Expired: Mar 17, 2019, 10:23 AM EDT
In force: 43 hr
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Midland County, MI, Saginaw County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:59 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 river

Written for the forecast point Tittabawassee River at Midland (MIDM4).

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04156000, 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 Mar 15, 6:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 6:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 15, 3:48 AM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
348 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-160800-
Midland-Bay-Huron-Saginaw-Tuscola-Sanilac-Shiawassee-Genesee-Lapeer-
St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
348 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today and tonight.

LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-160800-
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-
348 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Lake Erie, Lake
Huron and Lake St Clair.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.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.

MR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 14, 8:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Washtenaw	26 min
Mar 14, 8:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Oakland	49 min
Mar 14, 8:19 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		86 min
Mar 14, 8:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Sanilac	26 min
Mar 14, 8:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Washtenaw	30 min
Mar 14, 9:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Macomb, Saint Clair, Wayne	54 min
Mar 15, 8:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	DTX	Bay, Saginaw	5 days
Mar 15, 3:10 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	DTX	Saginaw	36 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Michigan, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

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.