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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

755 PM 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. THE LATEST

STAGE ON THE MANISTEE RIVER NEAR SHERMAN IS 15.22 FEET...WHICH IS 

A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE STAGE OF 15.28 FEET REPORTED SUNDAY

AFTERNOON.



RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE UPPER MANISTEE RIVER BASIN 

TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONE QUARTER INCH OR 

LESS.  RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY 

MORNING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO MONDAY NIGHT.  THIS 

ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY KEEP THE RIVER NEAR ITS CURRENT 

LEVEL THROUGH MONDAY.



PERSONS LIVING ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER CAN 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 AM MONDAY OR AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES 

AVAILABLE.



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