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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

614 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MACKINAC COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM

EDT...



AT 610 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 

THAT 3 TO 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE 330 PM ALONG HIGHWAY 

40 NORTHEAST OF REXTON...NEAR THE CHIPPEWA COUNTY BORDER. THE 

THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PRODUCED THE HEAVY RAIN WAS DISSIPATING. 

HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN THAT HAD ALREADY FALLEN WILL 

CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ON AND NEAR HIGHWAY 40 UNTIL 

830 PM EDT.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.

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