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FLOOD STATEMENT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

1145 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001



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

THE MANISTEE RIVER IN WEXFORD AND MANISTEE COUNTIES...



LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES IN WEXFORD AND MANISTEE COUNTIES 

REPORTED THAT MINOR FLOODING CONTINUED ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER 

FRIDAY EVENING. RIVER GAGE REPORTS BETWEEN SHERMAN AND WELLSTON 

SHOW THAT THE RIVER LEVEL HAD FALLEN SLIGHTLY TODAY. MEANWHILE...

THE RIVER LEVEL AT MANISTEE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY 

OVERNIGHT AND TO SLOWLY RECEDE SATURDAY. THUS...MINOR FLOODING 

WILL CONTINUE...BUT WILL NOT WORSEN...ALONG THE RIVER THROUGH

SATURDAY. BECAUSE NO RAIN WILL FALL IN THE BASIN THIS WEEKEND...

THE MANISTEE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WILL THEN CONTINUE TO RECEDE 

THROUGH SUNDAY.



AVOID FLOODED AREAS ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR 

CONDITIONS ALONG THE MANISTEE RIVER...AND WILL ISSUE ANOTHER 

STATEMENT SATURDAY MORNING.



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