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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

643 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2008



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OGEMAW MI-

643 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR

OGEMAW COUNTY...



AT 639 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED

AREA.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE OVER 3 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF OGEMAW COUNTY SINCE 

5 PM.  SPECIFIC STREAMS AND CREEKS THAT ARE UNDER THE THREAT FOR 

RAPID FLOODING INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING RIFLE RIVER HEADWATERS: GAMBLE 

CREEK, MINK CREEK, VAUGHN CREEK, AND OYSTER CREEK.  THESE STREAMS 

FLOW INTO THE RIFLE RIVER RECREATION AREA.  CAMPERS AND CANOEISTS 

SHOULD MOVE AWAY FROM THESE STREAMS AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND...AS 

RAPID FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR

CREEKS.



LAT...LON 4436 8413 4451 8418 4451 8388 4442 8389

      4441 8388 4440 8389 4439 8388 4438 8389



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