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WGUS73 KGRR 282250

FFSGRR



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI

648 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2005



MIC107-290045-

MECOSTA MI-

648 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR MECOSTA

COUNTY...



AT 647 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...LOCATED ACROSS EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL 

MECOSTA COUNTY. THE TOWNSHIPS MOST IMPACTED BY THIS AREA OF HEAVY 

RAIN WERE CHIPPEWA...GRANT...AND FORK TOWNSHIPS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES 

THE AREAS OF HAYMARSH LAKE STATE GAME AREA...CHIPPEWA LAKE...AND 

BARRYTON. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES 

ARE IN EXCESS OF 



WATER WAS BEING REPORTED ALONG AND ON THE M66 AND TAFT ROAD 

INTERSECTION...AND ON AREA ROADS WITHIN CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP. 



RAPID RISES IN CREEKS AND STREAMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 

SEVERAL HOURS. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN GRAND

RAPIDS.



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