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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI

532 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  INGHAM COUNTY 

  EASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY 

  CLINTON COUNTY 

  GRATIOT COUNTY 

  EXTREME EASTERN MONTCALM COUNTY 

  EXTREME EASTERN MECOSTA COUNTY 

  ISABELLA COUNTY 

  CLARE COUNTY 



* UNTIL 830 PM EDT



* AT 520 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

  BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 

  EXTENDING FROM EASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY SOUTH INTO INGHAM COUNTY.  

  THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO 

  THE EAST.  



  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT AS MUCH AS 3 TO 4 

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN BENEATH THIS BAND SINCE 3 PM.  RAINFALL 

  RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AS THIS BAND 

  MOVES TO THE EAST. 



SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT SEVERAL ROADS HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT IN 

CLINTON AND GRATIOT COUNTIES.  



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

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



RG

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