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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI

1205 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008



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KALAMAZOO MI-CALHOUN MI-

1205 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR

CALHOUN AND KALAMAZOO COUNTIES...



AT 1203 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 

THAT AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF 

CALHOUN AND KALAMAZOO COUNTIES...



THE RAIN HAS TAPERED IN INTENSITY...BUT OCCASIONAL RAIN CAN BE 

EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. 



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

YORKVILLE...COOPER...NORTHWOOD...HOWLANDSBURG...COMSTOCK...MORROW

LAKE...GALESBURG...AUGUSTA...RICHLAND...KALAMAZOO...BURLEIGH

CORNERS...PARTELLO...ST MARYS LAKE...LEVEL PARK...PENNFIELD...FORT

CUSTER...RICE CREEK...WATTLES PARK...BEADLE LAKE...MARENGO...DUCK

LAKE...CONVIS TWP...LEE TWP...MARSHALL AND BATTLE CREEK.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4243 8473 4208 8472 4207 8576 4242 8577

TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 180DEG 0KT 4226 8543



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