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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

1202 PM EDT THU APR 12 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING

EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.



IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN

     WEXFORD AND MANISTEE



A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER FROM 

SHERMAN TO MANISTEE.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE PAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 

ONE AND A HALF TO NEAR TWO INCHES ACROSS THE HEAD WATERS AND UPSTREAM 

OF THE MANISTEE RIVER. GAGES ALONG THE RIVER AND SPOTTER REPORTS 

INDICATE THAT WATER LEVELS HAVE RISEN ABOVE BANKFULL IN MANY

LOCATIONS. WATER LEVELS ALONG THE MANISTEE BETWEEN SHERMAN AND MANISTEE 

ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING INTO THIS EVENING.



A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.

RIVER RISES WILL BE SLOW AS FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.

HOWEVER...RESIDENTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD BEGIN EVACUATION

PREPARATIONS IMMEDIATELY AND BE READY TO RELOCATE TO HIGHER GROUND

BEFORE THE FLOODING OCCURS.



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