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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI

1029 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR MARQUETTE 

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

LAKE SUPERIOR...



AT 1000 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...ALTHOUGH THE RATE OF RELEASE HAS   

DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY. AT 130 AM...A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS 

DECLARED BY THE CHAIR OF THE MARQUETTE COUNTY BOARD OF 

COMMISSIONERS. AT 1000 AM...THE MARQUETTE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES 

REPORTED THAT A MANDATORY EVACTUATION WAS UNDERWAY FOR THE CITY OF 

MARQUETTE NORTH OF WRIGHT STREET...FROM THE WEST CITY LIMITS TO LAKE 

SUPERIOR. RMARQUETTE COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE ALSO REQUESTING PEOPLE 

AVOID ALL AREAS NEAR THE DEAD RIVER...INCLUDING ALL PROPERTY AND 

CAMPS. SPECIFICALLY...RESIDENTS SHOULD AVOID USING ALL CITY STREETS 

NORTH OF WRIGHT STREET.



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...AAT...AND OTHER LOCAL ROADS HAVE BEEN      

CLOSED. COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO AVOID COUNTY ROAD 510...AND    

PORTIONS OF THIS ROAD ARE CLOSED NEAR THE DEAD RIVER. THE BRIDGE     

ACROSS THE DEAD RIVER ON FORESTVILLE ROAD HAS ALSO BEEN CLOSED DUE   

TO HIGH WATER. WRIGHT STREET EAST OF FORESTVILLE ROAD IS ALSO 

CLOSED. PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE DEAD RIVER BASIN BETWEEN SILVER LAKE 

AND FORESTVILLE ROAD HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.



EXCESSIVE WATER WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW THROUGH THE HOIST DAM TODAY. 

THE HOIST DAM IS LOCATED ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE DEAD RIVER 

STORAGE BASIN. THE DAM IS STABLE...BUT A LARGE VOLUME OF WATER WILL 

CONTINUE TO PASS THROUGH IT TODAY. THIS WATER WILL PASS THROUGH THE 

MCCLURE RELEASE...AND CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS DOWNSTREAM 

INTO THE CITY OF MARQUETTE NORTH OF WRIGHT STREET TODAY.



THE EVACUATION AREA NORTH OF WRIGHT STREET IN THE CITY OF MARQUETTE 

INCLUDES 1742 RESIDENTS...AN AREA THAT ENCOMPASSES 485 ACRES... AND 

A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES INCLUDING 806 

BUILDINGS.



FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED BY 100 PM EDT OR SOONER.



IF ADDITIONAL EVACUATIONS BECOME 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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