868  
WGUS63 KMQT 041532 RRA  
FFAMQT  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
1132 AM EDT THU MAY 4 2023  
 
.RECENT WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOWFALL HAVE RESULTED IN RIVER AND  
CREEK LEVEL RISES ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.  
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WATER LEVELS IN THESE PLACES AND LOW LYING  
AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE.  
 
MIZ001>006-009>011-084-050215-  
/O.CON.KMQT.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-230505T1600Z/  
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-GOGEBIC-  
IRON-DICKINSON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IRON MOUNTAIN, HANCOCK, HOUGHTON, SIDNAW,  
GWINN, MARQUETTE, GRAND MARAIS, MUNISING, L'ANSE, ONTONAGON,  
IRONWOOD, KENTON, IRON RIVER, AND COPPER HARBOR  
1132 AM EDT THU MAY 4 2023 /1032 AM CDT THU MAY 4 2023/  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN AND WESTERN UPPER  
MICHIGAN, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN CENTRAL UPPER  
MICHIGAN, ALGER, BARAGA, DICKINSON, IRON AND MARQUETTE. IN WESTERN  
UPPER MICHIGAN, GOGEBIC, KEWEENAW, NORTHERN HOUGHTON, ONTONAGON  
AND SOUTHERN HOUGHTON.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. AREA CREEKS AND  
STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
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