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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

1140 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2001



...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MANISTEE RIVER IN 

MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY...



A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY FOR AREAS ALONG 

THE MANISTEE RIVER IN WEXFORD AND MANISTEE COUNTIES.  



RIVER LEVELS ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH TODAY.  

AROUND MIDDAY THE STAGE ON THE MANISTEE RIVER NEAR SHERMAN WAS 15.29 

FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY.



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 8 PM SUNDAY.



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