Flood Potential Outlook
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
255 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2013 /155 PM CDT SUN APR 28 2013/

...SNOWMELT FLOODING STARTING TONIGHT...

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN INTO
MID WEEK...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 60S TO LOW 70S...AND
LOW TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE FREEZING. FORTUNATELY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS
DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE...WITH MAIN
CHANCES FOR RAIN BEING TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. AMOUNTS OF RAIN TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING SHOULD BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

THIS WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY MELT THE REMAINING
SNOWPACK ACROSS WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. MUCH OF THE
SNOWPACK STILL HOLDS 5 TO 9 INCHES OF LIQUID ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTHERN UPPER MICHIGAN...WITH OVER 11 INCHES OF LIQUID IN PARTS OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST UPPER MICHIGAN. THE SNOWMELT WILL
CONTINUE TO QUICKLY RAISE THE LEVELS OF AREA RIVERS...CREEKS AND
STREAMS INTO THE FIRST PART OF THIS WEEK.

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE STURGEON RIVER FROM NEAR ALSTON
DOWNSTREAM TO CHASSELL...AND THE PAINT RIVER IN CRYSTAL FALLS. OTHER
AREA RIVERS PRONE TO SNOWMELT FLOODING...SUCH AS THE TRAP ROCK RIVER
IN LAKE LINDEN...THE PESHEKEE RIVER NEAR CHAMPION...AND THE
MICHIGAMME RIVER IN REPUBLIC...ARE LIKELY TO SEE FLOODING EARLY TO
MID WEEK. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH FOR FURTHER DETAILS. THERE
WILL ALSO BE EXCESSIVE STANDING WATER AS WELL AS HIGH WATER IN LOW
LYING AREAS.

PERSONS LIVING OR WORKING NEAR RIVERS...CREEKS OR STREAMS ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THE
LATEST WATER LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEK. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOCATION THAT
HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY SNOWMELT FLOODING IN THE PAST...NOW IS THE TIME
TO PREPARE.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE NWS MARQUETTE WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MQT OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. YOU MAY ALSO
FIND NWS MARQUETTE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.

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