Severe Flood

Flash Flood Warning issued April 13 at 9:03AM EDT until April 14 at 4:15AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI

Manistee, MI Source: NOAA / NWS

Details

FFWAPX

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
A Dam Floodgate Release in...
Southern Manistee County in northern Michigan...

* Until 415 AM EDT Tuesday.

* At 903 AM EDT, dam operators reported the floodgates on the Tippy
Dam were opened causing flash flooding downstream on the Manistee
River.

HAZARD...Flash flooding from a dam floodgate release.

SOURCE...Dam operator.

IMPACT...Flooding of areas along the river immediately
downstream of the dam.

* The nearest downstream town is High Bridge Campground...located
about 3.5 miles from the dam. Areas downstream from the Tippy Dam
along the Manistee River should be prepared for flooding.

Flooding is occurring along the Manistee River.

Recommendations

If you are in low lying areas below the Tippy Dam you should move to
higher ground immediately. Do not attempt to drive across flooded
roadways.

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