Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 20 at 12:23PM CDT until April 22 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 20, 2026 - 10:23am
Expires:
April 20, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint) affecting Iron County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Dickinson and
Marquette Counties.
Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.
.Snowmelt resulting in rivers reaching critical levels.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint).
* WHEN...Until late Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 5.0 feet, At 5 feet the lowest portions of the Robert
Olson Walking Trail begin to flood
At 5.5 feet, 3500 - cfs - River exceeds bankfull stage
At 7.0 feet, 5600 - cfs - Waterfront park areas near the M-69
bridge and low lying areas along the river in Crystal Falls become
inundated.
At 8.0 feet, Parking lot of roadside park upstream of M-69 begins
to flood
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:10 PM CDT Monday the stage was 8.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 12:10 PM CDT Monday was 8.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow morning and continue falling to 4.8 feet Monday,
April 27.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
6.7 feet on 04/30/2020.
- 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 100 AM CDT /200 AM
EDT/.
Area Description:
Iron, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov