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WGUS83 KMQT 270044
FLSMQT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
744 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MICHIGAN...
MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR CRYSTAL FALLS (MICHIGAMME) AFFECTING IRON
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 MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 300 PM CDT.
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744 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. THIS APPROACHES THE FLOOD OF
RECORD.
* WHERE...MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR CRYSTAL FALLS (MICHIGAMME).
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 7.0 FEET, 2700 CFS - RIVER EXCEEDS BANKFULL STAGE
AT 8.0 FEET, 3700 CFS - RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD ADDITIONAL LOW LYING
AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BANK
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 PM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:30 PM CDT SUNDAY WAS 9.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...NO FORECAST IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS LOCATION.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
8.0 FEET ON 04/19/2023.
- WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (UNKNOWN TIME)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME D1 D2 D3
MICHIGAMME RIVER
CRYSTAL FALLS (MICHIGAMME 8.0 9.0 SUN 7 PM CDT MSG MSG MSG
LAT...LON 4604 8821 4612 8828 4614 8817 4607 8812
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