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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI

800 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR INGHAM...OSCEOLA...CLINTON...

GRATIOT...MONTCALM...MECOSTA...ISABELLA AND CLARE COUNTIES UNTIL 830

PM EDT...



AT 750 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT BROUGHT VERY HEAVY 

RAIN FROM EASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY SOUTH INTO INGHAM COUNTY WAS SLOWLY 

WEAKENING.  HOWEVER...THESE STORMS ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 

RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF HALF AN INCH PER HOUR.  THESE SHOWERS 

AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE EAST.  



RAPID RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS HAS BROUGHT SOME STREAMS AND CREEKS 

OUT OF THEIR BANKS. AT 720 PM EDT...COUNTY DISPATCH IN GRATIOT 

REPORTED WASHOUTS ON 3 ROADS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY.  

CLINTON COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS 

UNDERWATER...PARK ROAD...DEWITT ROAD...TAFT ROAD...AND 3 SPOTS ALONG 

MAPLE RAPIDS ROAD.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO

RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING

IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD

WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO

RISE.





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