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WGUS83 KMQT 111549
FLSMQT
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Marquette MI
1149 AM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Upper 
Michigan...

  Chocolay River near Harvey affecting Marquette County

.Heavy rain from earlier this week has pushed the Chocolay River 
level up at Harvey to above bankfull stage. The river will remain 
above flood stage today and then will fall below bankfull Friday
afternoon.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Safety message...Even 6 inches of fast moving flood water can knock 
you off your feet...and a depth of 2 feet will float your car. Never 
try to walk...swim...or drive through such swift water. If you come 
upon flood waters...stop...turn around and go another way.

additional weather and river information is available at 
www.weather.gov/mqt

The next statement will be issued by Friday morning.

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MIC103-120549-
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/HRVM4.1.ER.181011T1150Z.181011T1800Z.181012T1200Z.NO/
1149 AM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Chocolay River near Harvey.
* from this morning to Friday afternoon.
* At  8:37 AM Thursday the stage was 9.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to remain above flood stage today 
  and then fall below bankfull Friday afternoon.
* At 10.0 feet...Water inundates the entire parking lot at the M-28 
  bridge...and the fishing pier begins to be submerged. Water 
  inundates low lying areas along Timber Lane and Riverside Road 
  downstream of the river gauge site.
* At 9.0 feet...Water begins to inundate the parking lot where M-28 
  crosses the Chocolay River...as well as low lying areas along 
  Timber Lane and towards the mouth of the river.

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LAT...LON 4649 8726 4642 8732 4646 8739 4651 8737
      4650 8733 4649 8729             

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