Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 16 at 12:16PM CDT until April 23 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 16, 2026 - 10:16am
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 6:30am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Marquette MI has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Michigan...
Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Marquette and
Dickinson Counties.
Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette 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 forecast.
* WHERE...Michigamme River near Republic.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to Thursday, April 23.
* IMPACTS...At 7.7 feet, Water begins to impact the yards of homes
near Bengtson bridge on County Road LI in South Republic
At 10.0 feet, Portions of County Roads 601...LE and LG experience
significant flooding
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:54 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 7.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Monday morning to a crest of 9.1 feet early Monday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday
morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.1 feet on 04/26/2008.
- 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 830 AM CDT /930
AM EDT/.
Area Description:
Marquette, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov