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WGUS63 KMQT 221837
FFAMQT
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
237 PM EDT WED APR 22 2026
.HEAVY RAIN MAY FALL ON A DEEP PRIMED SNOWPACK LEADING TO THE MELT
INCREASING. FLOWS IN RIVERS MAY INCREASE QUICKLY AND REACH CRITICAL
LEVELS.
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KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-IRON-
DICKINSON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IRON RIVER, KENTON, HOUGHTON, MARQUETTE,
SIDNAW, ONTONAGON, IRON MOUNTAIN, HANCOCK, COPPER HARBOR, L'ANSE,
AND GWINN
237 PM EDT WED APR 22 2026 /137 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026/
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER AND WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN, BARAGA,
DICKINSON, IRON AND MARQUETTE. IN WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN,
KEWEENAW, NORTHERN HOUGHTON, ONTONAGON AND SOUTHERN HOUGHTON.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* 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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