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River Flood Warning 24, NWS Green Bay, WI

April 13, 2023Florence County, Forest County, Wisconsin; Dickinson County, Iron County, Michigan

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this river flood warning at Apr 13, 2023, 11:50 AM CDT for Florence County, Forest County, Wisconsin; Dickinson County, Iron County, Michigan. It was in force for 21 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 13, 2023, 11:50 AM CDT (16:50 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2023, 11:50 AM CDT
In force: 21 days
Issued by: NWS Green Bay, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Dickinson County, MI, Iron County, MI, Florence County, WI, Forest County, WI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Brule River near Commonwealth (COMW3). The gauge peaked at 15.17 ft at Apr 15, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04062011, 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 Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 13, 6:34 AM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 6:34 AM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 13, 11:29 AM CDT, 21 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 12, 9:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Lincoln	3 days
Apr 12, 9:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Lincoln	3 days
Apr 13, 2:12 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GRB	Outagamie, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood	18 hr
Apr 13, 2:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Lincoln	19 hr
Apr 13, 10:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Florence, Marinette	69 hr
Apr 13, 11:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Shawano	21 days
Apr 13, 2:22 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GRB	Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood	12 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2023 River Flood Warnings in Michigan, 2023 Every river flood warning in 2023

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.