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WGUS63 KAPX 171257
FFAAPX
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
857 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
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ANTRIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCELONA
857 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF THE BELLAIRE DAM ON THE
INTERMEDIATE RIVER IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY HIGH FLOWS FROM THE
BELLAIRE DAM.
* WHERE...BELLAIRE, MICHIGAN IN ANTRIM COUNTY DOWNSTREAM OF THE
BELLAIRE DAM.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...INCREASED FLOWS FROM THE BELLAIRE DAM MAY RESULT IN
FLASH FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS BELOW THE DAM. FLOODING MAY
OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
DAM SAFETY EXPERTS WITH STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE
MONITORING THE DAM AND WILL ISSUE A PUBLIC STATEMENT AS CONDITIONS
WARRANT. PLAN NOW SO YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY. KEEP
INFORMED BY LISTENING TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
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WESTERN CHIPPEWA-CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-WESTERN
MACKINAC-EASTERN MACKINAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GOETZVILLE, KINROSS, EPOUFETTE, TROUT
LAKE, BREVORT, ST. IGNACE, ENGADINE, LES CHENEAUX ISLANDS, DETOUR
VILLAGE, DRUMMOND ISLAND, PARADISE, NAUBINWAY, SAULT STE. MARIE,
BRIMLEY, RUDYARD, AND SUGAR ISLAND
857 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IMPACTS WILL INCREASE ACROSS EASTERN
UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT WITH AN EXPECTED 0.25 TO 0.75 INCHES OF
RAINFALL, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. COMBINATION OF
RAIN ON TOP OF A MELTING SNOWPACK IN CONJUNCTION WITH FROZEN
GROUNDS WILL LEAD TO AN ANOMALOUSLY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, CENTRAL CHIPPEWA, EASTERN MACKINAC, SOUTHEAST
CHIPPEWA, WESTERN CHIPPEWA AND WESTERN MACKINAC.
* WHEN...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. POTENTIAL FOR ROAD
AND BRIDGE WASHOUTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- 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.
MJG
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