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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
809 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MICHIGAN...
MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR WITCH LAKE AFFECTING DICKINSON AND
MARQUETTE COUNTIES.
.SNOW MELT, RECENT RAINFALL, AND INCREASED RESERVOIR RELEASES ARE
CAUSING 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 400 PM CDT
/500 PM EDT/.
MIC043-103-012100-
/O.EXT.KMQT.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260503T1200Z/
/WLKM4.1.DR.260418T0522Z.260427T0410Z.260503T1200Z.NO/
809 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026 /909 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026/
...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR WITCH LAKE.
* WHEN...UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 8.0 FEET, WATER INUNDATES LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE
RIVER IN REPUBLIC AND SOUTH REPUBLIC...AND WILL IMPACT THE YARDS
OF HOMES NEAR BENGTSON BRIDGE ON COUNTY ROAD LI IN SOUTH REPUBLIC
AT 8.5 FEET, WATER BEGINS TO COVER COUNTY ROAD LG 2.6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF M-95
AT 9.0 FEET, WATER IMPACTS THE YARDS AND A FEW HOMES NEAR BENGTSON
BRIDGE ON COUNTY ROAD LI IN SOUTH REPUBLIC AND ALONG FLOODWOOD
DRIVE NEAR THE MICHIGAMME RIVER EAST OF M-95. APPROXIMATELY 6
INCHES OF WATER IS COVERING PORTIONS OF COUNTY ROAD LG NORTHWEST
OF M-95
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:10 PM CDT THURSDAY /8:10 PM EDT THURSDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
9.8 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 8.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:10 PM CDT THURSDAY /8:10 PM EDT THURSDAY/ WAS
10.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 7.2 FEET THURSDAY, MAY
07.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
9.8 FEET ON 04/22/2004.
- WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME FRI SAT SUN
MICHIGAMME RIVER
WITCH LAKE 9.0 9.8 THU 7 PM CDT 9.5 9.2 8.8
LAT...LON 4631 8803 4631 8791 4623 8796 4615 8812
4623 8812 4627 8804
TAP
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