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FLOOD STATEMENT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

452 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2001



SUNDAY EVENING...MANISTEE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES 

REPORTED THAT THE MANISTEE RIVER WAS NEAR BANKFULL BUT WAS PRODUCING 

NO FLOODING IN THE COUNTY. MEANWHILE...UPSTREAM AT SHERMAN IN 

WEXFORD COUNTY...THE LEVEL OF THE MANISTEE RIVER HAD RISEN SLIGHTLY 

TO 13.0 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING.



DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE RIVER BASIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THE LEVEL 

OF THE MANISTEE RIVER BETWEEN SHERMAN AND MANISTEE IS FORECAST TO 

INCREASE SLIGHTLY...ONE HALF FOOT AT SHERMAN AND ONE TENTH OF A FOOT 

AT MANISTEE...TODAY. THEN...THE RIVER LEVEL IS FORECAST TO START A 

GRADUAL DECLINE TUESDAY. 



CURRENT CONDITIONS SUGGEST THAT THE FORECAST INCREASE OF THE RIVER 

LEVEL WILL NOT PRODUCE FLOODING. HOWEVER...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN 

CLOSE TO BANKFULL...AND MINOR FLUCTUATIONS IN THE WATER LEVEL COULD 

PUSH THE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES OUT OF THEIR BANKS...PRODUCING 

MINOR FLOODING IN A FEW LOCATIONS IN WEXFORD AND MANISTEE COUNTIES. 



IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS NEAR THE MANISTEE RIVER OR ITS 

TRIBUTARIES...MONITOR WATER LEVELS THROUGH TUESDAY...AND CHECK

WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR ADDITIONAL 

INFORMATION.  



THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT...UNLESS FLOODING IS 

EXPECTED OR OBSERVED.



FARINA

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