Coastal Flood Advisory for the Gibraltar area, read message for details.
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
949 AM EDT SUN APR 30 2017
...PERSISTENT EASTERLY WINDS TO MAINTAIN HIGHER WATER LEVELS
ALONG THE SHORELINE TODAY...
WAYNE-MONROE-
949 AM EDT SUN APR 30 2017
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.
* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...PERSISTENT EASTERLY WINDS WILL MAINTAIN
HIGHER WAVES AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG THE SHORELINE OF
LAKE ERIE AND THE MOUTH OF THE DETROIT RIVER.
* WATER LEVELS...READINGS AT 9 AM WERE 60 INCHES AT GIBRALTAR AND
68 INCHES AT TOLEDO. READINGS WILL REMAIN AROUND THESE LEVELS
THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING AS WINDS DIMINISH
AND BECOME SOUTHERLY.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE SHORELINE IS POSSIBLE IN
ADDITION TO BEACH EROSION. AFFECTED AREAS INCLUDE COMMUNITIES
ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE AND COMMUNITIES AT THE SOUTHERN
END OF THE DETROIT RIVER...INCLUDING GIBRALTAR AND HORSE ISLAND.
* WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE ANY FLOODING AND
BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE Shoreline.
Instructions:
Coastal Flood Advisory for Gibraltar
Address/Location
Gibraltar Police Department
29450 Munro St
Gibraltar, MI 48173
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 734-676-1022
Larry Williams
Police Department
[email protected]
734-676-5229
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP GIBPD followed by your message, to 888777
29450 Munro St
Gibraltar, MI 48173
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Unknown - Severity unknown
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- NWS Rebroadcast