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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI

424 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  INGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  MUSKEGON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  KENT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

  NEWAYGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  GRATIOT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

  MONTCALM COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

  ISABELLA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN



* UNTIL 1000 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS HAS CAUSE FLOODING 

IN THESE COUNTIES.  COUNTY OFFICIALS INDICATED THAT SOME ROADS WERE 

CLOSED...OR HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY WASHED OUT ACROSS THE REGION.  

ADDITIONAL LOW LYING FLOODING ALSO REMAINS A PROBLEM ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA.  MANY BASEMENTS HAVE BEEN FLOODED.  



SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE 

TONIGHT...BUT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED.



NOTE...THE FLOOD WARNING FOR MECOSTA COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED AS OF 

415 PM AS FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED THERE.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADWAYS THAT HAVE BEEN 

BARRICADED.  IF 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 RISING.



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