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FLOOD STATEMENT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

630 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001



...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY ALONG 

THE MANISTEE RIVER IN WEXFORD AND MANISTEE COUNTIES...



MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER IN WEXFORD AND 

MANISTEE COUNTIES THOUGH SATURDAY. SOME FLOODING WAS REPORTED TODAY 

NEAR MANISTEE AND SHERMAN...AS WELL AS ALONG BEAR CREEK NEAR THE 

CONFLUENCE OF THE MANISTEE RIVER IN MANISTEE COUNTY.  



WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THEN...RIVER LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL SLOWLY. NO RAINFALL IS 

EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY...AND THIS WILL AFFORD THE MANISTEE RIVER

AND ITS TRIBUTARIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOVER FROM RECENT HEAVY 

RAINS.  



AVOID FLOODED AREAS ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER. THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE IN GAYLORD WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CONDITIONS ALONG THE 

MANISTEE RIVER...AND WILL ISSUE ANOTHER STATEMENT LATE THIS EVENING.

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