588  
WGUS63 KMQT 051550  
FFAMQT  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
1150 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2023  
 
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY AND  
INCREASED IN DURATION FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MICHIGAN...  
 
MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR WITCH LAKE AFFECTING MARQUETTE COUNTY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,  
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.  
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA, REMAIN ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARQUETTE.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY LATE TONIGHT AT 415 AM EDT.  
 

 
 
MIZ005-060200-  
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/WLKM4.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
1150 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2023  
 
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER  
NOTICE...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR WITCH LAKE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 11.0 FEET, FLOOD WATERS COVER SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF  
COUNTY ROAD LG BETWEEN M-95 AND MICHIGAMME DAM. HOUSES NEAR  
BENGTSON BRIDGE IN SOUTH REPUBLIC ARE FURTHER IMPACTED BY FLOOD  
WATERS  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 11:10 AM EDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET.  
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED TOMORROW EVENING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.  
- WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4631 8803 4631 8791 4623 8796 4615 8812  
4623 8812 4627 8804  
 

 
 
TDUD  
 
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