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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

626 AM EDT WED APR 11 2001



...HIGH WATER LEVELS PERSIST TONIGHT ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER...



WATER LEVELS REMAIN HIGH ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER IN WEXFORD AND 

MANISTEE COUNTIES THIS MORNING.  MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS ADJACENT TO 

THE RIVER IS OCCURRING NEAR SHERMAN AND MESICK...AND DOWNSTREAM OF 

TIPPY DAM IN MANISTEE COUNTY.



RIVER LEVELS HAVE REMAINED STEADY SINCE MONDAY EVENING.  HOWEVER...

MORE RAINFALL IS FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH ONE HALF TO ONE 

INCH OF RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER THE BASIN BY THURSDAY MORNING.  THIS 

COULD RESULT IN ANOTHER RISE IN WATER LEVELS BY THE END OF THE WEEK. 



PERSONS LIVING OR WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER IN WEXFORD 

AND MANISTEE COUNTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO 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 PM THIS EVENING. 



EME

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