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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

630 PM EDT MON APR 9 2001



...RIVER LEVELS REMAIN ELEVATED ON THE MANISTEE RIVER...



RIVER LEVELS ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER IN WEXFORD AND MANISTEE COUNTIES 

REMAIN HIGH THIS EVENING.  SOME MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING 

AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER AROUND SHERMAN AND MESICK IN WEXFORD 

COUNTY...AND BETWEEN TIPPY DAM AND MANISTEE IN MANISTEE COUNTY.  



ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL LOWER 

MICHIGAN SINCE FRIDAY...COMBINED WITH RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT IN UPPER 

PORTIONS OF THE MANISTEE RIVER BASIN ACROSS OTSEGO AND KALKASKA 

COUNTIES...HAVE LED TO THE CURRENT HIGH RIVER STAGES.  RIVER STAGES ARE 

EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY THROUGH TUESDAY.  HOWEVER...WITH AN 

INCREASED THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 

WEDNESDAY...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL RISE IN RIVER LEVELS 

ONCE AGAIN TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.  



PERSONS LIVING OR WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER ACROSS WEXFORD

AND MANISTEE COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS...AND BE PREPARED TO 

TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN OR A FLOOD WARNING 

BE ISSUED.  



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD WILL ISSUE ANOTHER STATEMENT ON 

CONDITIONS IN THE MANISTEE RIVER BASIN AROUND 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING.  



JPB

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