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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

316 AM EST FRI FEB 9 2001



...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHERN LOWER 

MICHIGAN THROUGH THIS MORNING...



A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS OSCODA...

ROSCOMMON...OGEMAW...IOSCO...AND ALCONA COUNTIES.



RAIN SHOWERS ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOWER 40S WILL 

CAUSE SIGNIFICANT MELTING OF THE SNOWPACK. THE RAINFALL WILL BE 

HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING...WITH THUNDERSTORMS STILL POSSIBLE. THE 

COMBINATION OF AROUND ONE INCH OF TOTAL RAINFALL AND MELTING SNOW 

COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING 

OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND NEAR RIVERS OR CREEKS. LOCALLY AROUND THE 

ALPENA AREA...4 TO 6 INCHES ON LONG RAPIDS ROAD CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS IS 

A LOCALIZED EVENT AND NOT WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAINFALL ADDED TO ALREADY SWOLLEN STREAMS IN

THE WATCH AREA MAY PRODUCE OVERBANK CONDITIONS ON SOME STREAMS. RIVER

RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. PERSONS IN THE

WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP

INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING THREATENS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO REFER TO OUR WEBSITE AT

WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/APX.



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