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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

617 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING 

EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDDAY SUNDAY FOR PERSONS ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER 

IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:



IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN

     WEXFORD AND MANISTEE



WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER THIS MORNING 

DUE TO RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  

RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH ENOUGH TO BEGIN IMPACTING HOMES ALONG THE 

RIVER UPSTREAM OF THE M-37 BRIDGE NORTH OF SHERMAN.  ADDITIONAL 

FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER WILL ALSO 

CONTINUE.  



THE RIVER WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE DAY 

TODAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ANOTHER 1 FOOT INCREASE IN 

WATER LEVELS BY SATURDAY MORNING.  RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE 

AREAS ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER SHOULD TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT 

PROPERTY...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD 

WATERS THREATEN. 



JPB

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