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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

739 PM EDT SUN MAY 9 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR OGEMAW AND

ROSCOMMON COUNTIES...



AT 738 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE REDEVELOPING CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA WHICH 

WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN. SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED FLOODING IN 

LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE MUSKEGON RIVER...NORTH OF HOUGHTON LAKE...AND

SOME AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS HAVE REACHED BANKFULL. OTHER STORMS WERE 

MOVING IN FROM CLARE COUNTY...THUS ONGOING FLOODING PROBLEMS WILL 

CONTINUE...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING. 



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

INTERSTATE 75 MILE MARKER 219...INTERSTATE 75 MILE MARKER 207...WEST

BRANCH...ST. HELEN...SELKIRK...RIFLE RIVER STATE PARK AND LAKE ST.

HELEN.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN ANOTHER ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN 

MAY FALL ACROSS OGEMAW AND ROSCOMMON COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT. 



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 4424 8485 4418 8476 4418 8434 4420 8391

          4428 8391 4442 8390 4435 8466



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