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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

1125 PM EDT WED APR 11 2001



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

1230 AM EDT...



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AND SPORTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT UP TO 

2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE COUNTY SINCE 8 PM. SCATTERED 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MONTMORENCY COUNTY 

THROUGH 1230 PM...WITH AROUND A HALF AN INCH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

EXPECTED. 



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.



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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