Lake Superior Ice Jam Triggers Year-End Flooding on the Chocolay River: Officials helped evacuate some residents, others left on their own – all before dawn on last day of 2017 in blizzard-like conditions

Last day of 2017 Chocolay River Flooding! Photo courtesy Terri Lynn Argall

The Flood Warning on the Chocolay River remains in effect until at least 5:15 p.m. ET on New Year’s Day 2018

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

New Forecast:

Flood Warning
National Weather Service Marquette MI
319 PM EST SUN DEC 31 2017

MIC103-012215-
/O.EXT.KMQT.FA.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180101T2215Z/
/00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marquette MI-
319 PM EST SUN DEC 31 2017

The National Weather Service in Marquette has extended the

* Flood Warning for…
An Ice Jam in…
East central Marquette County in north central Upper Michigan…

* Until 515 PM EST Monday

* At 318 PM EST, Marquette County Central Dispatch reported that the
ice jam that developed early Sunday morning continues to impact
areas at the mouth of the Chocolay River in Harvey. Flooding will
remain possible until the ice jam releases. Residents should
monitor river levels and be prepared to take quick action if
waters rise.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night as it is
harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All
interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.

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(Chocolay Township, MI) – Some residents evacuated on their own, while others were helped by emergency officials as a Lake Superior ice jam caused the Chocolay River to rise in the darkness during blizzard-like conditions.

Ice has been building up out in the big lake – big blocks of ice that is pushed to the Lake Superior shore and the mouths of tributaries.

Officials believe the river is rising about a half an inch per hour.

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mqt&wwa=flood%20warning

http://www.weather.gov/mqt/

weather.gov

National Weather Service Flood Warning

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Flood Warning
National Weather Service Marquette MI
536 AM EST SUN DEC 31 2017

MIC103-312215-
/O.NEW.KMQT.FA.W.0002.171231T1036Z-171231T2215Z/
/00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marquette MI-
536 AM EST SUN DEC 31 2017

The National Weather Service in Marquette has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  An Ice Jam in...
  East central Marquette County in north central Upper Michigan...
  at the mouth of the Chocolay River.

* Until 515 PM EST Sunday

* At 500 AM EST, Marquette county central dispatch reported flooding
  is occurring in Harvey at the mouth of the Chocolay River due to
  an ice jam at the mouth of the Chocolay River.

Flooding is occurring now on Bayou street and local law enforcement
is currently evacuating residents on Bayou street. River levels are
rising at an estimated half inch per hour and additional flooding
may occur along the Chocolay River plain between Lake Superior and
highway M-28 until the ice jam breaks. Residents should monitor
river levels and be prepared to take quick action if waters rise.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night as it is
harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is occurring. Take necessary
precautions immediately!

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JLA

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See our earlier coverage – the only U.P. news organization on top of the situation from the start:

URGENT-URGENT-URGENT 12-31-17 – 4:24 a.m. Lake Superior Ice Jams Trigger Flooding on Chocolay River – some residents evacuating

https://upperpeninsulabreakingnews.wordpress.com/2017/12/31/urgent-chocolay-river-flooding-alert-some-evacuations

Last day of 2017 Chocolay River Flooding! Photo courtesy Terri Lynn Argall