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000 

WGUS53 KDTX 220147

FFWDTX

MIC091-093-099-115-125-161-163-220800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI

940 PM EDT FRI MAY 21 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LENAWEE COUNTY 

  LIVINGSTON COUNTY 

  MACOMB COUNTY 

  MONROE COUNTY 

  OAKLAND COUNTY 

  WASHTENAW COUNTY 

  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN



* UNTIL 400 AM EDT



* AT 936 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE MOVING 

INTO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AFTER 10 PM AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE 

NIGHT.  THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO TWO INCHES OF 

RAIN THROUGH 4 AM.



SOME CITIES AND TOWNS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAINFALL 

INLCUDE THE ENTIRE DETROIT METROPOLITAN AREA...ADRIAN AND MONROE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY.

MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AT NIGHT. DO NOT DRIVE INTO

WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

DURING THE DARKNESS OF NIGHT...FLOODED SECTIONS OF ROAD MAY NOT BE

VISIBLE. SOME ROADWAYS MAY EVEN BE CLOSED.



LAT...LON 4276 8414 4221 8414 4174 8436 4175 8349

          4246 8292 4287 8275 4287 8345 4279 8372



$$



DRC

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000 

WGUS53 KDTX 220147

FFWDTX

MIC091-093-099-115-125-161-163-220800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI

940 PM EDT FRI MAY 21 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LENAWEE COUNTY 

  LIVINGSTON COUNTY 

  MACOMB COUNTY 

  MONROE COUNTY 

  OAKLAND COUNTY 

  WASHTENAW COUNTY 

  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN



* UNTIL 400 AM EDT



* AT 936 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE MOVING 

INTO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AFTER 10 PM AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE 

NIGHT.  THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO TWO INCHES OF 

RAIN THROUGH 4 AM.



SOME CITIES AND TOWNS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAINFALL 

INLCUDE THE ENTIRE DETROIT METROPOLITAN AREA...ADRIAN AND MONROE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY.

MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AT NIGHT. DO NOT DRIVE INTO

WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

DURING THE DARKNESS OF NIGHT...FLOODED SECTIONS OF ROAD MAY NOT BE

VISIBLE. SOME ROADWAYS MAY EVEN BE CLOSED.



LAT...LON 4276 8414 4221 8414 4174 8436 4175 8349

          4246 8292 4287 8275 4287 8345 4279 8372



$$



DRC

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