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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

1030 PM EDT WED APR 11 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MONTMORENCY COUNTY UNTIL 

1230 AM EDT...



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN 

ACROSS THE COUNTY SINCE 8 PM EDT. CURRENT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 

THAT RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF MONTMORENCY COUNTY 

THROUGH 1130 PM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.





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