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WGUS73 KAPX 222342

FFSAPX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

740 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008



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ALCONA MI-

740 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR

ALCONA COUNTY...



AT 734 PM EDT...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN MIKADO TOWNSHIP. SEVERAL HOMES HAVE BEEN 

FLOODED...AND A NUMBER OF ROADS WASHED OUT.



THIS FLOODING IS THE RESULT OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL THIS 

AFTERNOON IN SOUTHERN ALCONA COUNTY. NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS 

EXPECTED...BUT RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAIN COULD STILL PRODUCE RAPID 

RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH BRANCH 

OF THE PINE RIVER.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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 4451 8332 4452 8349 4451 8350 4451 8378

      4462 8377 4462 8331 4456 8331 4453 8331

TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 180DEG 0KT 4457 8356



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