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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Gaylord, MI

August 10, 20204 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this flash flood warning at Aug 10, 2020, 9:12 PM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 10, 2020, 9:12 PM EDT (01:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2020, 1:15 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Arenac County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Roscommon County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:15 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 10, 10:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD6 Ne Hockaday, MIHALF FOOT OF WATER ON M-30 NEAR INDIAN LAKE DR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2020-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1727 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2020-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1727 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1196 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

143 
WGUS53 KAPX 110112
FFWAPX
MIC011-051-129-143-110515-
/O.NEW.KAPX.FF.W.0013.200811T0112Z-200811T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
912 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2020

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Arenac County in northern Michigan...
  Northern Gladwin County in northern Michigan...
  Southwestern Ogemaw County in northern Michigan...
  Southeastern Roscommon County in northern Michigan...

* Until 115 AM EDT.

* At 912 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Gladwin, Bowmanville, Skeels and Skidway Lake.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4408 8461 4425 8427 4425 8412 4417 8406
      4386 8461

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Cornish
1 follow-up statement
159 
WGUS73 KAPX 110457
FFSAPX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1257 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2020

MIC011-051-129-143-110515-
/O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200811T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Arenac MI-Gladwin MI-Ogemaw MI-Roscommon MI-
1257 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ARENAC, NORTHERN GLADWIN, SOUTHWESTERN 
OGEMAW AND SOUTHEASTERN ROSCOMMON COUNTIES...

At 1257 AM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms 
producing heavy rain across the warned area resulting in 6 inches of 
water on M-30 near Indian River Dr. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain 
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Emergency management.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
         drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Gladwin, Bowmanville, Skeels and Skidway Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4408 8461 4425 8427 4425 8412 4417 8406
      4386 8461

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

Cornish

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 10:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXKalkaska16 min
Aug 10, 11:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXKalkaska29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.