Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
913 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...

  Manistee River near Sherman affecting Wexford County.

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Michigan...

  Rifle River near Sterling affecting Arenac County.

For the Manistee River...including Sherman...Minor flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this morning at 1015 AM EDT.

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MIC011-041415-
/O.CAN.KAPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250404T1313Z/
/STRM4.1.ER.250330T2307Z.250401T0315Z.250402T1522Z.NO/
913 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for the Rifle River near Sterling.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM EDT Friday the stage was 5.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 4.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 5.4
    feet this afternoon.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4406 8391 4406 8407 4416 8407 4411 8397
      4404 8379 4399 8381


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MIC165-050115-
/O.EXT.KAPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250408T1800Z/
/SHRM4.2.ER.250330T1715Z.250403T0115Z.250408T1200Z.NR/
913 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Manistee River near Sherman.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Flooding of property and homes adjacent to
  right bank of river along Ojibway Drive, Ottawa Drive, and
  Chippewa Drive 1 mile north of Sherman.  Flooding of N11 Road
  between W14 Road and W16 Road 1 mile northwest of Mesick.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 15.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:45 AM EDT Friday was 16.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Tuesday morning and continue falling to 14.5 feet Friday,
    April 11.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    15.5 feet on 03/29/1989.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4437 8573 4443 8577 4447 8564 4442 8561


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