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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

451 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008



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ALCONA MI-

451 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008



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

ALCONA COUNTY...



AT 446 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS 

REPEATEDLY MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN ALCONA COUNTY.



DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES AT LEAST THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 

FALLEN OVER THIS REGION SINCE 1 PM...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST 6 PM.



ROY CREEK...GREY CREEK...DUVAL CREEK...MCDONALD CREEK...AND THE PINE 

RIVER IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ALCONA COUNTY ACROSS MIKADO AND 

GREENBUSH TOWNSHIPS ARE SOME OF THE LOCATIONS UNDER THREAT FOR RAPID 

FLOODING.



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 8332 4451 8376 4451 8388 4462 8389

      4462 8331 4453 8331

TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 180DEG 0KT 4464 8388



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