Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 16 at 1:04PM EDT until April 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 16, 2026 - 10:04am
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 6:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Sturgeon River near Chassell affecting Houghton and Baraga
Counties.
Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Houghton and Baraga Counties.
East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn affecting Marquette County.
Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint) affecting Iron County.
Sturgeon River near Nahma Junction affecting Delta County.
.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 forecast.
* WHERE...East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn.
* WHEN...From late Saturday night to Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 7.9 feet, Water reaches the bottom girder of the M-35
bridge
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:50 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 5.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall to 4.9 feet this afternoon. It
will then rise above flood stage early Saturday morning to
7.5 feet Saturday evening. It will fall below flood stage
early Sunday afternoon to 4.8 feet Tuesday evening then rise
again.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
7.9 feet on 04/17/2002.
- 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 Friday morning at 915 AM EDT /815
AM CDT/.
Area Description:
Marquette, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender: