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WGUS73 KAPX 130902

FFSAPX



Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Gaylord MI

502 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026



MIC101-131315-

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Manistee MI-

502 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE REMAINS IN EFFECT 

UNTIL 915 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MANISTEE COUNTY...



At 502 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.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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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LAT...LON 4426 8616 4424 8621 4424 8629 4421 8627

      4421 8628 4424 8632 4424 8635 4425 8635

      4426 8633 4430 8618 4430 8607 4428 8596

      4427 8594 4425 8594 4426 8598 4425 8609



FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED



$$



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