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MIZ037-043-044-050-056-057-065-073-152000-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI

123 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2001



...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR OCEANA...MUSKEGON...MASON...KENT...

NEWAYGO...OTTAWA...BARRY AND CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...



THE STORM SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES LAST NIGHT 

RESULTED IN A NARROW BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER 

MICHIGAN.  SPOTTER REPORTS AND RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 

TO ALMOST 6 INCHES IN A LINE FROM SOUTHWEST MASON COUNTY...THROUGH 

PORTIONS OF OCEANA AND MUSKEGON...CENTRAL KENT...AND NORTHWEST 

PORTIONS OF BARRY AND CALHOUN COUNTIES.  THIS RAINFALL HAS RESULTED 

IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THESE COUNTIES.



ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE 

THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.  THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF 

PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

COORDINATOR WHO WILL PASS THIS INFORMATION ONTO THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY...DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRACADES.  



WALTON/RG

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