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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI

1247 PM EDT MON APR 23 2001



...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...



A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER WESTERN WISCONSIN WILL MOVE ACROSS

UPPER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF

THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO

THE REGION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH ARE

POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS RAIN IS IN ADDITION TO THE INCH

THAT FELL OVERNIGHT...AND MAY CAUSE SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER

WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS. THE RAIN WILL MIX

WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING...BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT.



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

THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.



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JHB

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