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FLOOD STATEMENT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

1020 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2001



A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED THAT THE 

MANISTEE RIVER IN MANISTEE WAS NEAR BANKFULL SUNDAY MORNING. 

MEANWHILE...UPSTREAM AT SHERMAN...THE LEVEL OF THE MANISTEE RIVER 

WENT FROM 13.0 FEET SUNDAY MORNING TO 13.3 FEET SUNDAY EVENING.



SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MANISTEE RIVER BASIN 

THROUGH MONDAY...AND THE RIVER LEVEL AT MANISTEE IS FORECAST TO 

REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER...IF RAINFALL IN THE 

BASIN IS HEAVIER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL COULD 

RISE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING IN WEXFORD AND MANISTEE 

COUNTIES.



IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS NEAR THE MANISTEE RIVER OR ITS TRIBUTARIES...

MONITOR RIVER LEVELS FOR THE REST OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...AND 

MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR ADDITIONAL 

STATEMENTS. IF THE RIVER LEVEL RISES FURTHER...RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS

MAY BE ISSUED. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR FLOODING. 



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