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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Marquette MI
916 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

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

  Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint) affecting Iron County.

.Warming temperatures will accelerate snowmelt this week. Flows in
rivers will increase quickly and reach critical levels. Rainfall is
also likely during this time period, which could result in rivers
rising above the current forecast.

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 Wednesday afternoon at 115 PM CDT.

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916 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint).

* WHEN...Until early Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 5.0 feet, At 5 feet the lowest portions of the Robert
  Olson Walking Trail begin to flood
  At 5.5 feet, 3500 - cfs - River exceeds bankfull stage
  At 7.0 feet, 5600 - cfs - Waterfront park areas near the M-69
  bridge and low lying areas along the river in Crystal Falls become
  inundated.
  At 8.0 feet, Parking lot of roadside park upstream of M-69 begins
  to flood

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:10 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 7.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:10 PM CDT Tuesday was 8.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.1
    feet early Thursday afternoon. It will then fall below flood
    stage early Sunday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    6.7 feet on 04/30/2020.
  - www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location             Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Paint River
Crystal Falls (Paint 7.0   7.7   Tue 8 pm CDT 7.9   8.1   8.0


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LAT...LON 4601 8831 4610 8839 4612 8828 4604 8821


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