Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 16 at 1:04PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 16, 2026 - 10:04am
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 6:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Sturgeon River near Chassell affecting Houghton and Baraga
Counties.
Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Houghton and Baraga Counties.
East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn affecting Marquette County.
Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint) affecting Iron County.
Sturgeon River near Nahma Junction affecting Delta County.
.Heavy rain will fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt
increasing. Flows in rivers will increase quickly and reach critical
levels.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. This approaches the flood of
record.
* WHERE...Sturgeon River near Nahma Junction.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Water floods low lying areas along the
river. This may include...parts of the Flowing Well Campground
downstream of gauge site and the tenmile rapids canoe launch
upstream of the gauge site.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 11.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:45 AM EDT Thursday was 11.1 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.1 feet on 04/26/1996.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/marquette.
The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 915 AM EDT /815
AM CDT/.
Area Description:
Delta, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov