Flood warning issued for Chippewa County

The following flood warning has been issued by the U.S. National Weather Service for the Pine River Rudyard, Michigan:

************************* FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1009 AM EDT WED APR 09 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MICHIGAN...

PINE RIVER NEAR RUDYARD AFFECTING CHIPPEWA COUNTY

RAINFALL AROUND ONE INCH OVERNIGHT COMBINED WITH THE RECENT SNOW MELT HAS PUSHED THE PINE RIVER OVER ITS BANKS THIS MORNING.

FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE RIVER LEVES RECEDE HEADING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

SAFETY MESSAGE.

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREAS SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT PROPERTY FROM RISING WATER LEVELS.

IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED, MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD WILL ISSUE ANOTHER STATEMENT ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PINE RIVER NEAR RUDYARD UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.

AT 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET.

MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.

FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.

FORECAST: THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.4 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

IMPACT: AT 19.0 FEET, WATER REACHES THE DECK OF THE PRAIRIE RD BRIDGE AND BEGINS TO FLOOD THE ROADWAY.

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