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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

635 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN



* UNTIL 930 PM EDT



* AT 633 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY...

  ALONG THE AU SABLE RIVER BASIN.  RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES IN

  EXCESS OF 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN 3 HOURS ACROSS THIS AREA DUE TO

  PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORMS...WITH SOME REPORTS OF MINOR FLOODING

  AROUND GRAYLING.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO   

  GRAYLING...AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR THE AU SABLE RIVER BASIN AND

  TRIBUTARIES SUCH AS BARKER CREEK...AND WEST BRANCH OF BIG

  CREEK.



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 4451 8462 4452 8464 4451 8484 4477 8485

      4477 8439 4451 8439



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