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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI

545 AM EDT MON APR 23 2001



...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TODAY INTO TONIGHT...



EXPECT A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER NORTHWEST IOWA TO MOVE INTO 

NORTHERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EASTERN LAKE 

SUPERIOR THIS EVENING. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS LOW 

WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW PLENTY OF MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO 

TOWARD THE NORTHWEST GREAT LAKES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A 

HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COMBINED WITH THE RAINFALL FROM LAST NIGHT 

OF UP TO AN INCH...MAY WORSEN RECENT MINOR FLOODING AND CAUSE SOME 

RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TO OVERFLOW THEIR 

BANKS. THE RAIN WILL END THIS EVENING...BUT NOT BEFORE MIXING WITH 

OR CHANGING TO SNOW AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES FROM CANADA.



IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE LOCATION IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW 

WHAT YOU WILL DO IF RISING RIVERS AND STREAMS THREATEN YOUR 

PROPERTY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA 

OUTLET FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND FURTHER INFORMATION.



JLB

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