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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1032 AM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

...The flood warning continues for the following rivers in 
Michigan...

  Rifle River near Sterling AFFECTING Arenac County

..Occasional rainfall has kept the Rifle River at elevated levels
since Monday. The last 24 hours of additional precipitation has 
averaged between half an inch to an inch in the basin and is 
expected to push the Rifle River near Sterling above flood stage 
this afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Safety message...

Persons in the warned areas should take steps to protect property 
from rising water levels.

The National Weather Service in Gaylord will issue another statement 
on this developing situation Thursday morning, or as new 
information becomes available.

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1032 AM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Rifle River near Sterling.
* until Friday evening.
* At  9:30 AM Thursday the stage was 5.7 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by this afternoon and continue to
  rise to near 6.3 feet by this evening.the river will fall below 
  flood stage by tomorrow early afternoon.
* Impact...At 6.0 feet...High water begins to impact canoe livery at 
  River View Campground.

 
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                   FLD      OBSERVED               FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG    STG  DAY  TIME       Fri     Sat     Sun

Rifle River
  Sterling           6    5.7  Thu 09 AM       6.3     5.4     4.5


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LAT...LON 4399 8384 4407 8408 4416 8408 4416 8398
      4408 8384 4399 8379             



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