Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 17 at 10:34PM EDT until April 20 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 7:34pm
Expires:
April 18, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Chocolay River near Harvey affecting Marquette County.
.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 and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chocolay River near Harvey.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Water inundates the entire parking lot at
the M-28 bridge...and the fishing pier begins to be submerged.
Water inundates low lying areas along Timber Lane and Riverside
Road downstream of the river gauge site
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM EDT Friday the stage was 10.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 PM EDT Friday was 10.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.2
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.4 feet on 04/13/2023.
- 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 Saturday afternoon at 200 PM EDT.
Area Description:
Marquette, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov