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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Marquette MI

1149 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026



...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in 

Michigan...



  East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn affecting Marquette County.



.Snowmelt resulting in rivers reaching critical levels.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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 late tonight at 200 AM EDT.



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MIC103-210600-

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/GNNM4.2.RS.260417T1345Z.260419T0210Z.260421T0600Z.UU/

1149 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026



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



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



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



* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.



* IMPACTS...At 8.1 feet, Southgate drive near the old Gwinn Middle 

  School floods



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 7:25 AM EDT Monday the stage was 8.3 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 7:25 AM EDT Monday was 9.1 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage

    just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 4.4 feet

    Monday, April 27.

  - 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



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  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (2 pm EDT)

Location                  Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu



East Branch Escanaba River

Gwinn                     7.0   8.3   Mon 7 am EDT 6.1   5.6   5.5





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LAT...LON 4633 8743 4627 8737 4624 8745 4629 8751





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