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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

641 PM EDT SUN MAY 9 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR MISSAUKEE

AND WEXFORD COUNTIES...



AT 640 PM EDT...A SPOTTER AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED MANY 

AREAS OF FLOODING DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS THAT MOVED THROUGH LATE THIS 

AFTERNOON. IN WEXFORD COUNTY...MITCHELL STREET IN DOWNTOWN CADILLAC 

HAD WATER COVERING PORTIONS OF THE ROAD. THIS FLOODING HAS SINCE 

RECEDED. IN MISSAUKEE COUNTY...WATER CONTINUES TO COVER THE ROAD 

AT 13 MILE AND FALMOUTH ROADS. ALSO...WATER CONTINUES TO COVER THE 

ROAD AT PROSPER AND 8 MILE ROADS. 



ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIAL HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE LATER 

TONIGHT. 



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VOGEL

CENTER...MODDERSVILLE...MEAUWATAKA...MCBAIN...MANTON...LUCAS...LAKE

CITY...JENNINGS...HARRIETTA...FALMOUTH...CADILLAC AND BOON.



NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GAYLORD.



LAT...LON 4433 8578 4449 8545 4451 8491 4417 8491

          4417 8548



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