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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI

512 PM EDT WED SEP 6 2006



MIC163-062330-

WAYNE MI-

512 PM EDT WED SEP 6 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR WAYNE

COUNTY...



AT 507 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

THUNDERSTORM IN THE DOWNTOWN DETROIT AREA THAT WAS CAPABLE OF 

AGGRAVATING FLOODING THAT IS ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE AREA. THIS 

STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL EXIT INTO ONTARIO BY 

530 PM. 



RADAR ESTIMATES OF TOTAL RAINFALL ARE AROUND TWO AND A HALF INCHES 

SINCE THE STORMS BEGAN AROUND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. A DIMINISHING 

TREND IN THE PATTERN IS EXPECTED BY 6 PM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. FLOODING WILL ALSO OCCUR IN 

OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.



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

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

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4246 8303 4238 8324 4220 8315 4236 8291



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