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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

528 PM EDT SAT AUG 26 2006



MIC101-262300-

MANISTEE MI-

528 PM EDT SAT AUG 26 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR

MANISTEE COUNTY...



AT 527 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS EXITED THE COUNTY WITH JUST POCKETS OF 

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN REMAINING BETWEEN BRETHREN AND DUBLIN. 

HOWEVER...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINS IS EXPECTED TO 

CONTINUE THROUGH 700 PM EDT.



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

AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF M-55.



GAYLORD DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES BETWEEN 3 INCHES TO 5.5 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THIS REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...AVERAGING UNDER A QUARTER OF AN INCH.



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.





LAT...LON 4418 8640 4417 8586 4440 8589 4435 8636



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