

000 

WGUS53 KMQT 021930

FFWMQT

MIC095-022130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI

330 PM EDT MON AUG 2 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LUCE COUNTY IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN



* UNTIL 530 PM EDT



* AT 322 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR PINE STUMP            

  JUNCTION...MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3       

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THIS AREA BETWEEN 200 PM AND 330 PM 

  EDT.



* ADDITIONAL RUNOFF MAY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG THE TWO HEARTED RIVER   

  AND ITS TRIBUTARIES...POSSIBLY AFFECTING COUNTY ROADS 407...410... 

  416 AND 418.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR AUTOMOBILE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO 

CROSS SAFELY. IT TAKES ONLY SIX INCHES OF FAST MOVING WATER TO SWEEP 

A VEHICLE AWAY...AND ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT ANY 

VEHICLE...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN 

RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS 

OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...

OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD

AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.





LAT...LON 4661 8578 4643 8579 4631 8473 4667 8471



WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/MQT/



$$



LESTER

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000 

WGUS53 KMQT 021930

FFWMQT

MIC095-022130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI

330 PM EDT MON AUG 2 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LUCE COUNTY IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN



* UNTIL 530 PM EDT



* AT 322 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR PINE STUMP            

  JUNCTION...MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3       

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THIS AREA BETWEEN 200 PM AND 330 PM 

  EDT.



* ADDITIONAL RUNOFF MAY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG THE TWO HEARTED RIVER   

  AND ITS TRIBUTARIES...POSSIBLY AFFECTING COUNTY ROADS 407...410... 

  416 AND 418.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR AUTOMOBILE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO 

CROSS SAFELY. IT TAKES ONLY SIX INCHES OF FAST MOVING WATER TO SWEEP 

A VEHICLE AWAY...AND ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT ANY 

VEHICLE...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN 

RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS 

OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...

OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD

AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.





LAT...LON 4661 8578 4643 8579 4631 8473 4667 8471



WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/MQT/



$$



LESTER

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