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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

638 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING 

EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDDAY TUESDAY FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER IN 

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:



IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN

     MANISTEE AND WEXFORD



THIS EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED ON FRIDAY FOR THESE AREAS.



RIVER LEVELS ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH THIS MORNING.

AT 5 AM THE STAGE ON THE MANISTEE RIVER NEAR SHERMAN WAS 15.28 FEET... 

AN INCREASE OF TWO TENTHS OF A FOOT OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.



SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE UPPER MANISTEE RIVER 

BASIN TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY ONE 

QUARTER INCH OR LESS.  RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW 

SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO MONDAY 

NIGHT.  THIS ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY KEEP THE RIVER NEAR 

ITS CURRENT LEVELS THROUGH MONDAY.



PERSONS LIVING ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER CAN CONTINUE TO EXPECT SOME 

FLOODING OF AREAS CLOSE TO THE RIVER INTO TUESDAY MORNING.  THE 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CONDITIONS 

ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER...AND WILL ISSUE ANOTHER STATEMENT REGARDING 

THIS FLOOD EVENT AROUND 1 PM SUNDAY.



JPB

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