Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 27 at 10:55AM EDT until May 3 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 7:55am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.
Michigamme River near Crystal Falls (Michigamme) affecting Iron
County.
Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Marquette and
Dickinson Counties.
.Snowmelt, recent rainfall, and increased reservoir releases will
cause the river flows to become high and reach critical thresholds.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Michigamme River near Republic.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.
* 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
At 12.8 feet, Water reaches the level from April of 2002
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:20 AM EDT Monday the stage was 10.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:20 AM EDT Monday was 10.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday morning and continue falling to 8.5 feet Monday, May
04.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.8 feet on 04/20/1976.
- 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 200 AM EDT /100 AM
CDT/.
Area Description:
Marquette, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov