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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI

1058 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009





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LAPEER MI-GENESEE MI-SHIAWASSEE MI-ST. CLAIR MI-

1058 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. CLAIR...

SHIAWASSEE...GENESEE AND LAPEER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 AM EDT SATURDAY...



AT 1054 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN EXTENDING

BACK TO LAKE MICHIGAN MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS

ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR.

WIDESPREAD TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO

FOUR INCHES THROUGH 7 AM SATURDAY.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

INCLUDE...ALMONT...CAPAC...CLIO...COLUMBIAVILLE...DAVISON...DURAND...

FENTON...FLINT...FLUSHING...GRAND BLANC...IMLAY CITY...LAINGSBURG...

LAKEPORT...LAPEER...NEW LOTHROP...NORTH BRANCH...OWOSSO...PERRY...

YALE...BANCROFT...BURTON...BYRON...CORUNNA...DRYDEN...EMMETT...

GAINES...GOODRICH...HADLEY...HENDERSON AND LENNON.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT

ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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LAT...LON 4289 8247 4288 8368 4279 8370 4279 8437

      4312 8436 4314 8394 4320 8393 4322 8386

      4323 8347 4324 8336 4326 8335 4328 8305

      4327 8300 4316 8299 4318 8250 4295 8242



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