Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI
Areas Affected: Dickinson, MI; Marquette, MI
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 7:42pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 7:42pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 3:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Sunday 7:42pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Marquette MI
...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Dickinson and Marquette Counties. .Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river flows to become high. Expect up to major flooding downstream from the dam. * WHAT...Moderate 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 7:10 PM CDT Sunday /8:10 PM EDT Sunday/ the stage was 11.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:10 PM CDT Sunday /8:10 PM EDT Sunday/ was 11.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.0 feet early tomorrow afternoon. - 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
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 Monday afternoon at 300 PM CDT /400 PM EDT/.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.282e55e0c5e31ceca037dd0fb56a841eaec777cb.001.1 Codes: MIC043, MIC103 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.282e55e0c5e31ceca037dd0fb56a841eaec777cb.001.1