Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Areas Affected: Midland, MI; Saginaw, MI
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 11:31am EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 11:31am EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 11:45pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 11:31am EDT
Event Ends: Sunday 4:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Tittabawassee River At Midland affecting Midland and Saginaw Counties. Saginaw River At Saginaw affecting Saginaw and Bay Counties. For the Tittabawassee River...including Sanford, Midland...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Saginaw River...including Saginaw...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Tittabawassee River at Midland. * WHEN...Until late tonight. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:15 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 25.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 15.3 feet Saturday, April 25. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.water.noaa.gov/wfo/dtx. The next statement will be issued this evening at 1145 PM EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4d5e04b545d7ce28416137c5823bb597a33d02b.002.1 Codes: MIC111, MIC145 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4d5e04b545d7ce28416137c5823bb597a33d02b.002.1