

000 

WGUS73 KMQT 161228

FFSMQT



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI

823 AM EDT SUN JUL 16 2006



MIC061-161415-

HOUGHTON MI-

823 AM EDT SUN JUL 16 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM EDT FOR

NORTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTY...



AT 815 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING INTO CENTRAL WESTERN 

LAKE SUPERIOR MOVING INTO NORTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS 

WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO AREAS BETWEEN DONKEN AND 

LAKE LINDEN THROUGH 10 AM EDT.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

FREDA...HUBBELL...ATLANTIC MINE AND HANCOCK



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA BETWEEN 830 AM AND 1015 AM.



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

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

CROSS SAFELY. IT TAKES ONLY SIX INCHES OF FAST MOVING WATER TO SWEEP

A VEHICLE AWAY...AND ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT ANY VEHICLE...

INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN 

AUTOMOBILES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY...TURN 

AROUND...DONT DROWN. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A 

SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



IF YOU COME ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS...SEEK AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 4723 8907 4700 8889 4696 8846 4717 8827



$$



KC

