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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1241 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MICHIGAN...
MICHIGAMME RIVER NEAR REPUBLIC AFFECTING MARQUETTE COUNTY.
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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 200 PM EDT.
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1241 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* 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
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:00 AM EDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 8.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:00 AM EDT FRIDAY WAS 9.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 6.6 FEET FRIDAY,
MAY 08.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
9.1 FEET ON 04/26/2008.
- WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (2 PM EDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON
MICHIGAMME RIVER
REPUBLIC 9.0 9.0 FRI 7 AM EDT 8.6 8.2 7.9
LAT...LON 4631 8803 4638 8805 4640 8793 4631 8791
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