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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI

400 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 

WARNING TO REPLACE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WILL SOON EXPIRE.



THE FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT... 



* THE WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  OCEANA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  INGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  OSCEOLA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  MUSKEGON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  MASON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  NEWAYGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  GRATIOT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

  MONTCALM COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  MECOSTA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  ISABELLA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  CLARE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN



IN ADDITION...A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EATON COUNTY 

THROUGH 1000 AM EDT.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAVE PRODUCED ENOUGH RAIN 

OVERNIGHT TO CAUSE FLOODING IN THESE COUNTIES.  COUNTY OFFICIALS 

INDICATED THAT SOME ROADS WERE CLOSED IN 

BARRY...CLINTON...EATON...ISABELLA AND INGHAM COUNTIES. AS WE HEAD 

THROUGH THE MORNING...IT IS LIKELY THAT ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF 

FLOODING WILL COME IN.



MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE APPROACHING FROM WISCONSIN...AND WILL LIKELY 

CROSS OVER MANY OF THESE COUNTIES THROUGH 800 AM.  THESE STORMS WILL 

BE FAST MOVING....BUT STILL COULD DROP ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IN SOME 

LOCATIONS.



IT IS ESTIMATED THAT SINCE THE RAIN BEGAN IN SOUTHWEST LOWER 

MICHIGAN ON MONDAY...THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THESE COUNTIES RANGE 

FROM 4 INCHES IN EATON COUNTY...TO PERHAPS 9 INCHES IN OCEANA 

COUNTY.    



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.



MOST DEATHS IN FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.

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