672  
WGUS63 KAPX 170155  
FFAAPX  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
955 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2023  
 
MIZ086>088-095-096-170600-  
/O.CON.KAPX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-230417T0600Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
WESTERN CHIPPEWA-CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-WESTERN  
MACKINAC-EASTERN MACKINAC-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DRUMMOND ISLAND, GOETZVILLE, ST. IGNACE,  
TROUT LAKE, DETOUR VILLAGE, ENGADINE, EPOUFETTE, LES CHENEAUX  
ISLANDS, RUDYARD, BREVORT, BRIMLEY, NAUBINWAY, SUGAR ISLAND,  
KINROSS, SAULT STE. MARIE, AND PARADISE  
955 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2023  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING AREAS, CENTRAL CHIPPEWA, EASTERN MACKINAC, SOUTHEAST  
CHIPPEWA, WESTERN CHIPPEWA AND WESTERN MACKINAC.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
STORM DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS. AREA  
CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE  
HEAVY RAIN.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT HAD  
RECENT HEAVY RAIN, SNOWMELT, AND SATURATED SOILS.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
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