Ishpeming, MI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY, APRIL 26...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt.

* WHEN...Until Sunday, April 26.

* 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 10:15 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 6.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:15 PM EDT Sunday was 8.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage Monday
afternoon to around 6.0 feet Tuesday through Thursday. It is
then expected to rise to flood stage again next weekend.
- Flood stage is 6.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
7.3 feet on 04/15/2023.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (8 pm EDT)
Location                    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed

Middle Branch Escanaba River
Humboldt                    6.5   6.9   Sun 10 pm ED 6.3   6.0   6.0


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Chocolay River near Harvey.

* WHEN...Until Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Water inundates the entire parking lot at
the M-28 bridge...and the fishing pier begins to be submerged.
Water inundates low lying areas along Timber Lane and Riverside
Road downstream of the river gauge site





* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:10 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 10.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 6:10 PM EDT Sunday was 10.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tonight.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.4 feet on 04/13/2023.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* 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 8:10 PM CDT Sunday /9:10 PM EDT Sunday/ the stage was 12.0
feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:10 PM CDT Sunday /9:10 PM EDT Sunday/ was 12.0
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to remain near 12.0 feet
through Tuesday morning.
- 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

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed

Michigamme River
Witch Lake      9.0   12.0  Sun 8 pm CDT 12.0  11.5  10.7


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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* 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 8:48 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 11.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:48 AM EDT Sunday was 11.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.3
feet early Monday afternoon.
- 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

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (8 pm EDT)
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed

Michigamme River
Republic        9.0   11.6  Sun 8 am EDT 12.3  11.6  10.6


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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Peter Nordeen park on right bank floods

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:10 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 9.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:10 PM EDT Saturday was 9.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 5.1 feet Sunday,
April 26.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.3 feet on 04/21/1985.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (2 pm EDT)
Location                  Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed

East Branch Escanaba River
Gwinn                     7.0   9.3   Sat 10 pm ED 7.1   5.8   5.5


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...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues.

* WHERE...A portion of central Upper Michigan, including the
following county, Marquette.

* WHEN...Until 200 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
River or stream flows are elevated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 959 AM EDT, gauge reports indicated snowmelt and some
rainfall over the past few days is causing small stream
flooding. Overflowing poor drainage areas have already caused
minor flooding in the advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Skandia and Carlshend.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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