Flood Advisory issued April 21 at 12:57AM EDT until April 24 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Issue date: 2026-04-21T04:57+00:00
...The Flood Advisory continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette County. .Snowmelt resulting in rivers reaching critical levels. * WHAT...Elevated river levels caused by snowmelt continue. * WHERE...Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt. * WHEN...Until early Friday 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 12:15 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 6.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 6.5 feet early Friday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning. - Action stage is 6.0 feet. - Flood stage is 6.5 feet. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Flood Warning issued April 21 at 12:47AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Issue date: 2026-04-21T04:47+00:00
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County. .Snowmelt and recent rainfall is resulting in rivers rising to critical levels. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * 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 At 12.8 feet, Water reaches the level from April of 2002 * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:25 AM EDT Monday the stage was 11.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.4 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:25 AM EDT Monday was 11.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.0 feet early this morning. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.8 feet on 04/18/2023. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Flood Warning issued April 20 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Marquette MI
Issue date: 2026-04-21T04:45+00:00
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Dickinson and Marquette Counties. .Snowmelt and recent rainfall is resulting in rivers reaching critical levels. * WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Michigamme River near Witch Lake. * WHEN...Until further notice. * 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 At 11.0 feet, Flood waters cover significant portions of County Road LG between M-95 and Michigamme Dam. Houses near Bengtson Bridge in South Republic are further impacted by flood waters At 13.0 feet, Homes in Republic near Munson Park...South Republic near Bengtson Bridge...and Witch Lake are significantly flooded. Significant portions of County Roads 601...LG...LE and Newberg road are flooded * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:10 PM CDT Monday /12:10 AM EDT Tuesday/ the stage was 12.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:10 PM CDT Monday /12:10 AM EDT Tuesday/ was 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 11.3 feet Monday, April 27. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.0 feet on 04/19/2023. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
