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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

621 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OSCODA COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN



* UNTIL 915 PM EDT



* AT 612 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS OSCODA COUNTY AS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE

  TO TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA.  RADAR ESTIMATES IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES

  OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS

  OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS OSCODA COUNTY THROUGH 8

  PM.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MIO...

  MCKINLEY...FAIRVIEW AND COMINS.  THIS INCLUDES AREAS ADJACENT TO

  CARTER CREEK...CHERRY CREEK...BEAVER CREEK...AND OTHER SMALL

  TRIBUTARIES TO THE AU SABLE RIVER.



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

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GAYLORD.



LAT...LON 4485 8436 4456 8433 4455 8395 4484 8390



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