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WGUS73 KGRR 200439

FFSGRR



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI

1239 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009



MIC025-075-077-159-200439-

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JACKSON MI-KALAMAZOO MI-CALHOUN MI-VAN BUREN MI-

1239 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR VAN BUREN...

CALHOUN...KALAMAZOO AND JACKSON COUNTIES...



THE HEAVIEST RAIN FRIDAY EVENING FELL JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 

94 CORRIDOR... AND ANY LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE ENDING 

OVERNIGHT. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING NO LONGER 

EXISTS AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 



LAT...LON 4270 8622 4299 8623 4299 8533 4277 8531

      4276 8461 4243 8460 4243 8628



$$



MIC005-015-045-081-139-200630-

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KENT MI-ALLEGAN MI-EATON MI-BARRY MI-OTTAWA MI-

1239 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR

SOUTHERN OTTAWA...BARRY...EATON...ALLEGAN AND SOUTHERN KENT

COUNTIES...



AT 1235 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAD ENDED OVER THE AREA. ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS 

OVERNIGHT WILL BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH. 



HOWEVER FLOODING WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING DUE TO THE TWO TO 

FIVE INCHES OF RAIN FELL FRIDAY EVENING. 



THE HARDEST HIT AREA WAS HOLLAND...WHERE STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OVER 

THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE EXCEEDED SIX INCHES. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE 

CLOSED OR WASHED OUT. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



&&



LAT...LON 4270 8622 4299 8623 4299 8533 4277 8531

      4276 8461 4243 8460 4243 8628



$$



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