Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 30 at 8:09PM CDT until May 3 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 30, 2026 - 6:09pm
Expires:
May 1, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Dickinson and
Marquette Counties.
.Snow melt, recent rainfall, and increased reservoir releases are
causing the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding
downstream from the dam.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Michigamme River near Witch Lake.
* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Water inundates low lying areas along the
river in Republic and South Republic...and will impact the yards
of homes near Bengtson bridge on County Road LI in South Republic
At 8.5 feet, Water begins to cover County Road LG 2.6 miles
northwest of M-95
At 9.0 feet, Water impacts the yards and a few homes near Bengtson
bridge on County Road LI in South Republic and along Floodwood
Drive near the Michigamme River east of M-95. Approximately 6
inches of water is covering portions of County Road LG northwest
of M-95
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:10 PM CDT Thursday /8:10 PM EDT Thursday/ the stage was
9.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:10 PM CDT Thursday /8:10 PM EDT Thursday/ was
10.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday morning and continue falling to 7.2 feet Thursday, May
07.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.8 feet on 04/22/2004.
- 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 afternoon at 400 PM CDT
/500 PM EDT/.
Area Description:
Dickinson, MI; Marquette, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov