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WGUS83 KMQT 280104
FLSMQT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
904 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MICHIGAN...
MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR REPUBLIC AFFECTING MARQUETTE COUNTY.
.SNOW MELT, RAINFALL, AND INCREASED RESERVOIR RELEASES ARE CAUSING
THE RIVER FLOWS TO BECOME HIGH. EXPECT MODERATE 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 400 PM EDT.
MIC103-282000-
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/BNGM4.2.SM.000000T0000Z.260427T1120Z.260504T1200Z.UU/
904 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
..FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 04
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR REPUBLIC.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 04.
* 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
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:20 AM EDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 8.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:20 AM EDT MONDAY WAS 10.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
MONDAY, MAY 04 AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 8.4 FEET TUESDAY, MAY
05.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
10.8 FEET ON 04/20/1976.
- WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (8 PM EDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME TUE WED THU
MICHIGAMME RIVER
REPUBLIC 9.0 10.8 MON 7 AM EDT 10.7 10.4 10.1
LAT...LON 4631 8803 4638 8805 4640 8793 4631 8791
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