AREAS AFFECTED : WEXFORD, MI
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the
following rivers in Michigan...
Manistee River near Sherman affecting Wexford County.
For the Manistee River...including Sherman...Moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Manistee River near Sherman.
* WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Flooding of property and homes adjacent to
right bank of river along Ojibway Drive, Ottawa Drive, and
Chippewa Drive 1 mile north of Sherman. Flooding of N11 Road
between W14 Road and W16 Road 1 mile northwest of Mesick.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:30 PM EDT Friday was 15.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.1
feet tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.0 feet on 03/18/1990.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood