NWS Marquette MIFL.W 0014April 24, 2026
Flood Warning: Marquette, MI
The National Weather Service office in Marquette issued a flood warning for Marquette in Michigan, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on April 26. It was the 14th river flood warning the NWS office in Marquette issued in 2026. Michigan had 119 flood warnings in April 2026, against 21 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Michigan's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Marquette MI
- Area
- Marquette
- State
- Michigan
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:33 p.m. EDT, April 24, 2026
- In force from
- 2:00 p.m. EDT, April 24, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, April 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMQT FL.W 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Marquette MI has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Michigan... Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette County. .Heavy rain will fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt increasing. Flows in rivers will increase quickly and reach critical levels. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt. * WHEN...Until Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the County Road FX bridge * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 6.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 6.8 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 6.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 6.8 feet on 04/22/1992. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.