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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Gaylord, MI

June 25, 2026Alcona County, Alpena County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2026, 10:34 AM EDT for Alcona County, Alpena County, Michigan. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 25, 2026, 10:34 AM EDT (14:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2026, 1:45 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:38 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 nearest sounding before it

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 89 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

677 
WGUS53 KAPX 251434
FFWAPX
MIC001-007-251745-
/O.NEW.KAPX.FF.W.0013.260625T1434Z-260625T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Alcona County in northern Michigan...
  South Central Alpena County in northern Michigan...

* Until 145 PM EDT.

* At 1034 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen within the last hour with additional rain 
  expected. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Ossineke, The Town Of Hubbard Lake, Hubbard Lake and Spruce.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4494 8344 4494 8343 4488 8331 4484 8344
      4476 8355 4481 8367 4491 8368

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JLD

2 follow-up statements

101 
WGUS73 KAPX 251630
FFSAPX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1230 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

MIC001-007-251745-
/O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260625T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Alcona MI-Alpena MI-
1230 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR NORTH CENTRAL ALCONA AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALPENA 
COUNTIES...

At 1230 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of 
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are 
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Ossineke, The Town Of Hubbard Lake, Hubbard Lake and Spruce.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4494 8344 4494 8343 4488 8331 4484 8344
      4476 8355 4481 8367 4491 8368

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JLD

878 
WGUS73 KAPX 251748
FFSAPX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
148 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

MIC001-007-251758-
/O.EXP.KAPX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260625T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Alcona MI-Alpena MI-
148 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTH CENTRAL ALCONA AND 
SOUTH CENTRAL ALPENA COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended although flooding remains possible 
especially across low spots and poor drainage areas. Please continue 
to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 4494 8344 4494 8343 4488 8331 4484 8344
      4476 8355 4481 8367 4491 8368

$$

JLD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 5:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	APX	Antrim, Crawford, Kalkaska, Otsego	7 hr
Jun 25, 6:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Grand Traverse	39 min
Jun 25, 7:24 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena	7 hr
Jun 25, 8:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	APX	Antrim, Charlevoix	3 hr
Jun 25, 8:49 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	APX	Antrim, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Otsego	3 hr
Jun 25, 10:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	APX	Montmorency, Otsego	3 hr
Jun 25, 10:25 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena	4 hr
Jun 25, 10:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Montmorency	52 min
Jun 25, 11:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency	3 hr
Jun 25, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Missaukee	34 min
Jun 25, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Wexford	36 min
Jun 25, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Crawford	40 min
Jun 25, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Missaukee	23 min
Jun 25, 3:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	APX	Crawford, Roscommon	3 hr
Jun 25, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Roscommon	28 min
Jun 25, 3:52 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	APX	Roscommon	2 hr
Jun 25, 4:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	APX	Gladwin	3 hr
Jun 25, 5:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	APX	Montmorency	114 min
Jun 25, 6:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena	2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.