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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

110 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2006



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KALKASKA MI-

110 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2006



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR KALKASKA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



HEAVY RAIN HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS KALKASKA COUNTY...AND THE FLASH

FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE UP TO FOUR AND A HALF INCHES OF 

RAINFALL OVER NORTH CENTRAL KALKASKA COUNTY BETWEEN 530 AM AND 1000 

AM.



THE HEAVY RAINFALL FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING RESULTED IN HIGH WATER 

OVER PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KALKASKA COUNTY. WATER WAS REPORTEDLY AS 

HIGH AS 2 FEET DEEP IN SOME LOCALES AS OF MID MORNING...AND A 

SECTION OF WOOD ROAD WAS PARTIALLY WASHED OUT. 



IN ADDITION...KALKASKA COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT THAT WATER FROM THE 

RAPID RIVER WAS APPROACHING US-131 NORTH OF KALKASKA...AND THAT THE 

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WAS ON THE SCENE. 



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.



STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER 

RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



LAT...LON 4464 8521 4464 8494 4485 8491 4484 8530



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