Weather Forecast for Upper Peninsula

* 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

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

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn affecting Marquette County. .Snowmelt and recent rainfall resulting in rivers reaching critical levels. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn. * WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Peter Nordeen park on right bank floods * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 8.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:00 PM EDT Sunday was 9.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 4.7 feet Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 7.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.5 feet on 06/01/1970. - 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 this afternoon at 400 PM EDT.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint) affecting Iron County. Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Marquette and Dickinson Counties. Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County. .Snowmelt and recent rainfall resulting in rivers reaching critical levels. * 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

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/.

...The National Weather Service in Marquette has issued a Flood Advisory for the following rivers in Michigan... Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette County. * WHAT...Elevated river levels caused by rain and snowmelt are occurring. * WHERE...Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt. * WHEN...From this morning to early Sunday morning. * 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 * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 AM EDT Monday the stage was 6.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet. - Forecast...The river has fallen below flood stage this morning and will drop down to 6.0 feet on Tuesday. It will rise back up to flood stage Friday evening. It will then fall again but remain above action stage. - Action stage is 6.0 feet. - Flood stage is 6.5 feet. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood

If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an alternative route. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/marquette. The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 400 PM EDT.