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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

515 PM EDT WED APR 11 2001



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



WATER LEVELS REMAIN HIGH ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER IN WEXFORD AND 

MANISTEE COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES 

ADJACENT TO THE RIVER NEAR SHERMAN AND MESICK...AND DOWNSTREAM OF 

TIPPY DAM IN MANISTEE COUNTY.



RIVER LEVELS HAVE REMAINED NEARLY STEADY SINCE TUESDAY EVENING.  

HOWEVER...MORE RAIN WILL FALL 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. 



IF YOU ARE LOCATED ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER IN WEXFORD AND MANISTEE 

COUNTIES...MONITOR WATER LEVELS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE PROTECTIVE 

ACTION IF FLOOD WATERS THREATEN OR IF A FLOOD WARNING ISSUED.  



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD WILL ISSUE ANOTHER STATEMENT 

CONCERNING CONDITIONS IN THE MANISTEE RIVER BASIN AROUND 6 AM 

THURSDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. 



ROWLEY

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