

000 

WGUS53 KAPX 071326

FFWAPX

MIC079-071700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

925 AM EDT WED JUN 7 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KALKASKA COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN



* UNTIL 100 PM EDT



* AT 920 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

  ESTIMATES THAT UP TO FOUR AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN

  OVER NORTH CENTRAL KALKASKA COUNTY SINCE 530 AM EDT. LAW 

  ENFORCEMENT REPORTED HIGH WATER LEADING TO THE CLOSING OF ROADS 

  IN THE VICINITY OF RAPID RIVER...NEAR WOOD...SMITH...AND HOLLY  

  ROADS. WATER WAS REPORTEDLY UP TO 2 FEET DEEP IN SOME LOCALES.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  KALKASKA...AND LEETSVILLE.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 4453 8523 4452 8485 4485 8491 4483 8525



$$



SMITH

