Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 17 at 1:39PM EDT until April 21 at 8:00PM 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 moderate flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint).
* WHEN...Until Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 5.0 feet, At 5 feet the lowest portions of the Robert
Olson Walking Trail begin to flood
At 5.5 feet, 3500 - cfs - River exceeds bankfull stage
At 7.0 feet, 5600 - cfs - Waterfront park areas near the M-69
bridge and low lying areas along the river in Crystal Falls become
inundated.
At 8.0 feet, Parking lot of roadside park upstream of M-69 begins
to flood
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:10 PM CDT Friday the stage was 7.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 12:10 PM CDT Friday was 7.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.7
feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
7.8 feet on 04/22/2004.
- 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:
Iron, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender: