Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 17 at 1:39PM EDT until April 20 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 10:39am
Expires:
April 18, 2026 - 6:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette
County.
East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn affecting Marquette County.
Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint) affecting Iron County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Sturgeon River near Chassell affecting Houghton and Baraga
Counties.
.Heavy rain will fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt
increasing. Flows in rivers will increase quickly and reach critical
levels.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt.
* WHEN...Until Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 6.5 feet, County Road FX begins to flood
At 7.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the County Road FX bridge
At 8.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the County Road FX bridge
At 8.3 feet, The residence located at 1068 County Road FX begins
to flood
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:15 PM EDT Friday the stage was 6.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:15 PM EDT Friday was 6.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 7.2
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Sunday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 6.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
7.3 feet on 04/15/2023.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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 morning at 945 AM EDT
/845 AM CDT/.
Area Description:
Marquette, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender: