Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 18 at 12:40PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 18, 2026 - 9:40am
Expires:
April 19, 2026 - 1:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette
County.
Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint) affecting Iron County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...
East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn affecting Marquette County.
Sturgeon River near Chassell affecting Houghton and Baraga
Counties.
Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Houghton and Baraga Counties.
Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.
Chocolay River near Harvey affecting Marquette County.
Sturgeon River near Nahma Junction affecting Delta County.
.Recent rainfall on a deep primed snowpack and snowmelt. Flows in
rivers will increase quickly and reach critical levels.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Sturgeon River near Alston.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 11.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 AM EDT Saturday was 11.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.0
feet just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
13.8 feet on 04/24/1960.
- 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 late tonight at 415 AM EDT /315 AM
CDT/.
Area Description:
Baraga, MI; Houghton, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov