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WGUS73 KAPX 052154

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

553 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007



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ALPENA MI-

553 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR

ALPENA COUNTY...



AT 548 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...NEAR AND WEST OF 

LACHINE... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM...WHEN 

COMBINED WITH THE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL FROM LONG RAPIDS 

AND LACHINE EASTWARD TO ALPENA AIRPORT AND PARTRIDGE POINT...WILL 

MAINTAIN A THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING. HOWEVER...AT 545 PM...LOCAL 

LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED NO ONGOING FLOODING PROBLEMS.



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER 

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE. TO ESCAPE RISING 

WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4503 8385 4489 8343 4512 8328 4520 8381



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