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Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Marquette MI
1202 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

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

  East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 late tonight at 415 AM EDT.

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1202 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Elevated river levels caused by rain and snowmelt continue.

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

* WHEN...From late tonight to Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Low lying areas of Peter Nordeen Park begin
  to flood
  At 7.9 feet, Water reaches the bottom girder of the M-35 bridge
  At 8.1 feet, Southgate drive near the old Gwinn Middle School floods
  At 9.0 feet, Peter Nordeen park on right bank floods

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 4.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late Saturday morning to a crest of 7.1 feet early Saturday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday
    afternoon.
  - Action stage is 6.5 feet.
  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
  - www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (2 pm EDT)
Location                  Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

East Branch Escanaba River
Gwinn                     7.0   4.2   Tue 7 am EDT 5.2   5.9   6.6


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


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