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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI

835 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2001



...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHOCOLAY RIVER IN NORTHEAST 

MARQUETTE COUNTY THROUGH 8 AM MONDAY...



THE CHOCOLAY RIVER REMAINS OUT OF ITS BANKS FROM NEAR THE M-28 

BRIDGE TO LAKE SUPERIOR. THE FISHING PIER AND PUBLIC ACCESS PARKING 

SITE NEAR THE M-28 BRIDGE HAS BEEN FLOODED. AT THIS TIME...NO HOMES 

HAVE BEEN FLOODED.



THE RIVER HAS RISEN ABOUT ONE FOOT SINCE THIS MORNING...AND A SLOW  

ADDITIONAL RISE OF LESS THAN 1 FOOT MAY OCCUR TONIGHT. NO ADDITIONAL 

PRECIPITATION AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND MONDAY SHOULD LEAD 

TO A GRADUAL FALL IN THE RIVER LEVEL BEGINNING MONDAY. 



IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW-LYING AREA ALONG THE CHOCOLAY RIVER OR NEAR A 

DRAINAGE INTO THE CHOCOLAY RIVER...BE ALERT FOR RISING WATERS 

TONIGHT AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. STAY 

TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS 

FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON FLOODING ALONG THE 

CHOCOLAY RIVER.



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