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River Flood Watch 2, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this river flood watch at Mar 30, 2023, 3:39 PM EDT for Arenac County, Michigan. It took effect at Apr 1, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2023, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2023, 11:28 AM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Arenac County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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 Rifle River near Sterling (STRM4). The gauge peaked at 6.21 ft at Apr 2, 2023, 3:00 AM EDT.
- 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.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood watch went out at Mar 30, 2:45 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 2:45 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 2:42 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Gaylord MI 242 PM EDT Thu Mar 30 2023 MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-086>088-095>099-311845- Emmet-Cheboygan-Presque Isle-Leelanau-Antrim-Otsego-Montmorency- Alpena-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Kalkaska-Crawford-Oscoda-Alcona- Manistee-Wexford-Missaukee-Roscommon-Ogemaw-Iosco-Gladwin-Arenac- Western Chippewa-Central Chippewa-Southeast Chippewa- Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac- Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island- Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix- 242 PM EDT Thu Mar 30 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for Eastern Upper Michigan and Northern Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight. A wintry mix of precipitation will develop across northern Michigan later this evening. Precipitation will start as snow across northern Lower...then mix with or change to a brief period of freezing rain and sleet before changing over to all rain. Across eastern Upper, precipitation will fall mostly as snow before possibly mixing with freezing rain and sleet toward daybreak Friday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Another winter storm will impact northern Michigan Friday night into Saturday. Greatest impacts are expected across eastern Upper Michigan with a higher likelihood of heavy snowfall combined with strong winds creating hazardous driving conditions. See ongoing Winter Storm Watch for details. Precipitation is expected to change to all snow across northern Lower Michigan Saturday...along with gusty winds and temperatures falling below freezing. Heavy rainfall is expected across northern Lower Michigan Friday through Friday night. Runoff from this rainfall into the existing snowpack will result in rises on area streams and rivers. Thunderstorms are possible across northern Lower Michigan Friday and Friday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall and snowfall amounts to the National Weather Service. Reports may be made one of three ways: Online: weather.gov/gaylord Facebook: facebook.com/nwsgaylord Twitter: twitter.com/nwsgaylord For more information visit http://weather.gov/gaylord. LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-311845- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island-St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary-Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI-Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay-Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 242 PM EDT Thu Mar 30 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for the northern Michigan nearshore waters of Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Gale force winds are likely Friday night through Saturday. See ongoing gale watch for additional details.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 4:53 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Chippewa, Mackinac | 32 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:55 AM EDT | Gale Watch | APX | 23 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:36 PM EDT | River Flood Watch | APX | Wexford | 44 hr |
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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.