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WGUS83 KMQT 260439
FLSMQT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1239 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MICHIGAN...
MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR REPUBLIC AFFECTING MARQUETTE COUNTY.
.SNOW MELT AND INCREASED RESERVOIR RELEASES WILL CAUSE THE RIVER
FLOWS TO BECOME HIGH. EXPECT MINOR FLOODING DOWNSTREAM FROM THE DAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARQUETTE.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON AT 200 PM EDT.
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1239 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2026
...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR REPUBLIC.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 7.7 FEET, WATER BEGINS TO IMPACT THE YARDS OF HOMES
NEAR BENGTSON BRIDGE ON COUNTY ROAD LI IN SOUTH REPUBLIC
AT 10.0 FEET, PORTIONS OF COUNTY ROADS 601...LE AND LG EXPERIENCE
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
AT 12.8 FEET, WATER REACHES THE LEVEL FROM APRIL OF 2002
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:45 AM EDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 8.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:45 AM EDT SATURDAY WAS 10.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 12.5
FEET TOMORROW EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
12.9 FEET ON 04/20/2002.
- WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (2 AM EDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME MON TUE WED
MICHIGAMME RIVER
REPUBLIC 9.0 10.9 SAT 8 AM EDT 12.1 12.5 11.8
LAT...LON 4631 8803 4638 8805 4640 8793 4631 8791
TDUD
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