Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI
Areas Affected: Marquette, MI
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 8:43pm EDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 8:43pm EDT
Alert Expires: Monday 4:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Sunday 8:43pm EDT
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 Republic affecting Marquette County. .Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river flows to become high. Expect moderate flooding downstream from the dam. * 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 7:45 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 11.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.4 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 AM EDT Sunday was 11.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.7 feet Tuesday 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
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 400 PM EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.87ba52e985076fb210b6a651dc107211a97130b8.001.1 Codes: MIC103 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.87ba52e985076fb210b6a651dc107211a97130b8.001.1