Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 12 at 10:51AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 12, 2026 - 8:51am
Expires:
April 12, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Michigan...Wisconsin...
Menominee River near McAllister affecting Marinette and Menominee
Counties.
Menominee River near Vulcan affecting Dickinson, Marinette and
Menominee Counties.
Menominee River near Niagara affecting Dickinson, Florence,
Marinette and Menominee Counties.
For the Menominee River...including Vulcan, Niagara, McAllister...
Moderate and Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
record.
* WHERE...Menominee River near Vulcan.
* WHEN...From Monday evening until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Structures along the river along Homestead
Road and Sturgeon Way Road may start to be impacted by floodwaters.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 10.6 feet and rising.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above minor flood stage
Monday evening then rise above moderate flood stage Tuesday
evening and continue rising to a crest of 17.5 feet Wednesday
morning.
- Minor flood stage is 15.0 feet. Moderate flood stage is 17.0
feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.4
feet on 04/27/1996 and on 04/16/2023.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/grb
The next statement will be issued late tonight by midnight CDT.
Area Description:
Dickinson, MI; Menominee, MI; Marinette, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Green Bay WI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov