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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

923 PM EDT WED APR 11 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MONTMORENCY COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN



* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT



* AT 920 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA    

  OF VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER MONTMORENCY COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL 

  CONTINUE TO AFFECT THIS AREA THROUGH 1100 PM.



* DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS AROUND AN 

  INCH OF RAINFALL SINCE 800 PM. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL

  IS POSSIBLE BY 1100 PM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADWAYS AND UNDERPASSES...AS WELL AS OTHER

DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS 

RISING.



CONSIDINE/JPB

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