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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

740 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006



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CRAWFORD MI-

740 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR

CRAWFORD COUNTY...



AT 738 PM EDT....NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 

INDICATED IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS 

EAST CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY.  



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INTERSECTION

OF M-72 AND...INTERSECTION OF M-72 AND M-18...HARTWICK PINES STATE 

PARK AND GRAYLING.  THIS INCLUDES TRIBUTARIES TO THE AU SABLE RIVER 

SUCH AS BARKER CREEK AND BIG CREEK.



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED SOUTH...RUNOFF FROM THE 

HEAVY RAINFALL CAN STILL RESULT IN RAPID FLOODING OF THESE AREAS.



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.



LAT...LON 4451 8462 4452 8464 4451 8484 4477 8485

      4477 8439 4451 8439



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