NWS Gaylord MIFL.W 0007April 24, 2026
Flood Warning: Wexford, MI
The National Weather Service office in Gaylord issued a flood warning for Wexford in Michigan, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on April 27. It was the 7th river flood warning the NWS office in Gaylord issued in 2026. Michigan had 119 flood warnings in April 2026, against 21 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Michigan's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Gaylord MI
- Area
- Wexford
- State
- Michigan
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:07 p.m. EDT, April 24, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, April 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAPX FL.W 0007
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Manistee River near Sherman affecting Wexford County. For the Manistee River...including Sherman...Minor flooding is forecast to continue into Monday. * WHAT...Minor flooding is ongoing and forecast. * WHERE...Manistee River near Sherman. * WHEN...Until Monday evening. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, flooding begins around the Wilderness Canoe livery along left bank of river just downstream of M-37 bridge. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is forecast to remain near 15 feet over the next several days before falling below minor flood stage early Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. late tonight at 115 AM EDT.
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