028
WGUS63 KMQT 050107
FFAMQT
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
907 PM 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>011-084-051600-
/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 COPPER HARBOR, SIDNAW, HANCOCK, MARQUETTE,
L'ANSE, MUNISING, IRON MOUNTAIN, KENTON, ONTONAGON, IRON RIVER,
GRAND MARAIS, GWINN, HOUGHTON, AND IRONWOOD
907 PM EDT THU MAY 4 2023 /807 PM CDT THU MAY 4 2023/
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL 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.
MQT
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page