Flood Warning in Marquette County, Michigan
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
4/20/2026 11:49:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
4/20/2026 11:49:00 AM until 4/21/2026 2:00:00 AM
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.
* 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




