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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI

1111 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WASHTENAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN

  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN



* UNTIL 600 AM EDT SATURDAY



* AT 1107 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDING

  FROM THE DETROIT AREA WEST TO LAKE MICHIGAN MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN 

  AN HOUR.  WIDESPREAD AREAS OF UP TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH

  LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING UP TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY.



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...ANN

  ARBOR...CANTON...CHELSEA...DEXTER...DOWNTOWN DETROIT...FLAT ROCK...

  GROSSE POINTE...LIVONIA...MANCHESTER...ROMULUS...SALINE...TAYLOR...

  YPSILANTI...BELLEVILLE...DEARBORN...DETROIT...DIXBORO...GROSSE

  ILE...NORTHVILLE...SALEM...TRENTON...WHITMORE LAKE...WILLIS AND

  WYANDOTTE.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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

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

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

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING.



&&



LAT...LON 4240 8288 4234 8293 4236 8295 4235 8299

      4228 8311 4225 8313 4217 8311 4217 8313

      4209 8316 4209 8318 4213 8318 4209 8319

      4208 8412 4211 8413 4242 8413 4245 8287



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