Standish, MI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rifle River near Sterling.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, High water begins to impact canoe livery at
River View Campground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 6.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 4.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:30 PM EDT Saturday was 7.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 3.6 feet
Saturday, April 25.
- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
6.4 feet on 06/14/2010.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues.

* WHERE...A portion of northern Michigan, including the following
counties, Alcona, Arenac, Crawford, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda and
Roscommon.

* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1143 AM EDT, Emergency management reports ongoing flooding
across parts of the warned area.
- Rainfall of up to one tenth of an inch occurred across the
warned area Friday night into early Saturday.  Drier weather
is expected in the coming days and a slow improvement in
flood conditions is expected.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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