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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI

1140 AM EST WED FEB 14 2001



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES A FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS 

AFTERNOON FOR A POSSIBLE DAM FAILURE OF THE SHIATOWN DAM ON THE 

SHIAWASSEE RIVER IN SHIAWASSEE COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...



ACCORDING TO THE SHIAWASSEE EMERGENCY MANAGER AND SHIATOWN DAM 

OPERATOR...EFFORTS TAKEN BY ENGINEERS WEDNESDAY MORNING TO PREVENT THE 

SHIAWASSEE RIVER FROM TOPPING THE SHIATOWN DAM HAD TEMPORARILY 

ALLEVIATED THE IMMEDIATE THREAT OF A DAM FAILURE. FURTHER ASSESSMENT 

OF THE SITUATION WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...AS MORE LIGHT 

PRECIPTIATION MOVES INTO THE REGION. ENGINEERS WILL CONTINUE TO 

MONITOR THE SITUATION.



PEOPLE IN THE LOW LYING AREAS BELOW THE SHIATOWN DAM ON THE

SHIAWASSEE RIVER...DOWNSTREAM THROUGH OWOSSO...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT

AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR A DAM

FAILURE OCCURS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET...

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING LATER STATEMENTS AND

POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



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