Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Gaylord, MI
Areas Affected: Alcona, MI; Iosco, MI; Oscoda, MI
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 11:31am EDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 11:31am EDT
Alert Expires: Monday 6:45pm EDT
Event Onset: Sunday 11:31am EDT
Event Ends: Monday 6:45pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Gaylord MI
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Existing water from heavy rainfall last week is routing through the streams, rivers and lakes. Water is gradually receding, but is still flooding low lying areas, creeks, streams, and rivers. * WHERE...A portion of northern Michigan, including the following counties, Alcona, Iosco and Oscoda. * WHEN...Until 645 PM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. Several structures are flooded and some sand bagging operations are continuing. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1128 AM EDT, Flooding is already occurring. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Oscoda, Au Sable, Glennie, McKinley, Curtisville, Wurtsmith Airfield, Fairview and Sid Town. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ac295b21f0aaba574e650e7b4d3db9a0893ac6a.001.1 Codes: MIC001, MIC069, MIC135 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ac295b21f0aaba574e650e7b4d3db9a0893ac6a.001.1