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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

721 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2008



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ALCONA MI-

721 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR

ALCONA COUNTY...



AT 714 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN 

ALCONA COUNTY. 



DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA RANGE FROM 4 

TO AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES OF RAIN AROUND THE HUBBARD LAKE AREA SINCE 

430 PM EDT.  EXPECT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THIS AREA 

THROUGH AT LEAST 830 PM EDT...WHICH COULD BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 

INCHES OF RAIN.  FLOODING OF MOUNT MARIA ROAD AROUND THE SOUTH END 

OF HUBBARD LAKE HAS BEEN REPORTED.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEGWEGON 

STATE PARK...SPRUCE AND BLACK RIVER.  SOME CREEKS INCLUDED IN THE  

HOLCOMB CREEK...BUTTERNUT CREEK...SOUTH BRANCH DEVILS RIVER...DAVIS 

CREEK...SUCKER CREEK...WILBUR CREEK...AND AND THE NORTH BRANCH BLACK 

RIVER IN NORTHERN ALCONA COUNTY.  PERSONS SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM 

THESE STREAMS.



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.  DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A 

FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR 

VEHICLE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GAYLORD.



LAT...LON 4477 8329 4475 8329 4474 8380 4486 8380

      4486 8331 4484 8331 4483 8329 4479 8329

      4479 8328



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