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WGUS83 KMQT 010110
FLSMQT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
910 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MICHIGAN...
MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR REPUBLIC AFFECTING MARQUETTE COUNTY.
.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 500 PM EDT.
MIC103-012100-
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910 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR REPUBLIC.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* 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 7:00 AM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 8.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:00 AM EDT THURSDAY WAS 9.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 6.9 FEET FRIDAY,
MAY 08.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
9.7 FEET ON 05/04/2013.
- WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (8 PM EDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME FRI SAT SUN
MICHIGAMME RIVER
REPUBLIC 9.0 9.7 THU 7 AM EDT 9.3 9.0 8.7
LAT...LON 4631 8803 4638 8805 4640 8793 4631 8791
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