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WGUS73 KGRR 282324

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI

724 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2005



MIC107-290045-

MECOSTA MI-

724 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2005



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

COUNTY...



AT 721 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...HOWEVER 

FLOODING CONTINUES FOR 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 5 INCHES IN THE IMPACTED LOCATIONS. 



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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