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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI

646 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1100 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR 

MARQUETTE COUNTY...ALONG THE DEAD RIVER FROM SILVER LAKE THROUGH 

MARQUETTE TO LAKE SUPERIOR...



AT 640 AM EDT...FLOODING CONTINUED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE DEAD RIVER 

IN MARQUETTE COUNTY. WATER CONTINUES TO FLOW FREELY OUT OF SILVER 

LAKE INTO THE DEAD RIVER. AT 130 AM...A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS 

DECLARED BY THE CHAIR OF THE MARQUETTE COUNTY BOARD OF 

COMMISSIONERS. AT 615 AM...THE CITY OF MARQUETTE AND MARQUETTE 

COUNTY OFFICIALS ISSUED AN ADVISORY ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE DANGEROUS 

FLOODING SITUATION NORTH OF WRIGHT STREET IN THE CITY OF MARQUETTE. 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS CITY AND COUNTY ADVISORY...TURN 

TO CABLE ACCESS CHANNEL 21...OR PHONE 228-0435. MARQUETTE COUNTY 

OFFICIALS ARE ALSO REQUESTING PEOPLE AVOID AREAS NEAR THE DEAD 

RIVER...INCLUDING ALL PROPERTY AND CAMPS. 



NUMEROUS BRIDGES AND CULVERTS ARE REPORTED WASHED OUT DOWNSTREAM OF 

SILVER LAKE...AND WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE IN THE DEAD RIVER 

STORAGE BASIN. DUE TO RISING WATERS FLOWING TO THE EAST...COUNTY 

ROADS AAO AND AAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED. PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE DEAD 

RIVER BASIN BETWEEN SILVER LAKE AND FORESTVILLE ROAD HAVE BEEN 

EVACUATED. 



EXCESSIVE WATER IS EXPECTED TO FLOW OVER AND AROUND THE HOIST 

DAM...LOCATED ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE DEAD RIVER STORAGE BASIN 

TODAY. THESE HIGH RIVER FLOWS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW 

LYING AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF THE HOIST DAM INTO THE CITY OF MARQUETTE 

TODAY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE HOIST DAM COULD RELEASE MORE WATER 

THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED...WHICH WOULD EXACERBATE THE EXPECTED 

FLOODING DOWNSTREAM. RESIDENTS NEAR THE DEAD RIVER BETWEEN THE HOIST 

DAM AND LAKE SUPERIOR SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATERS.



IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA NEAR THE DEAD RIVER OR ALONG AND 

NORTH OF WRIGHT STREET IN THE CITY OF MARQUETTE...BE PREPARED TO 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED BY 1100 AM 

OR SOONER.



IF EVACUATION BECOMES NECESSARY...FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY 

YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS 

FLOODED ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST 

INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS FLOODING SITUATION.



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