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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

51°F
4/18/2026 10:52am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Mist, Overcast
  • Temperature: 51.3°F / 10.7°C 
  • Dew Point: 49.8°F 
  • Relative Humidity: 95% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
  • Barometer: 30.11 inRising 0.02 inHg/hr Rising Slowly
  • Visibility: 5 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI

    FLOOD WARNING  

Marquette County, MI; Dickinson County, MI

Flood Warning issued April 17 at 10:01PM CDT by NWS Marquette MI

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Areas Affected: Dickinson, MI; Marquette, MI

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Friday 10:01pm CDT

Alert Effective: Friday 10:01pm CDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 1:15pm CDT

Event Onset: Friday 10:01pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Marquette MI

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Dickinson and
Marquette Counties.

.Rain has fallen on a deep primed snowpack, which has led to the
snowmelt increasing. Flows in rivers could increase quickly and
reach critical levels.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Michigamme River near Witch Lake.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Water inundates low lying areas along the
river in Republic and South Republic...and will impact the yards
of homes near Bengtson bridge on County Road LI in South Republic
At 8.5 feet, Water begins to cover County Road LG 2.6 miles
northwest of M-95
At 9.0 feet, Water impacts the yards and a few homes near Bengtson
bridge on County Road LI in South Republic and along Floodwood
Drive near the Michigamme River east of M-95. Approximately 6
inches of water is covering portions of County Road LG northwest
of M-95
At 11.0 feet, Flood waters cover significant portions of County
Road LG between M-95 and Michigamme Dam. Houses near Bengtson
Bridge in South Republic are further impacted by flood waters


* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:10 PM CDT Friday /10:10 PM EDT Friday/ the stage was 8.8
feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight and continue rising to a crest of
11.0 feet Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.0 feet on 04/27/2019.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
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 Saturday afternoon at 115 PM CDT
/215 PM EDT/.

Meta data: 
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Codes: MIC043, MIC103
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c8a5f371f3bd3892b6532c695e54d1ea2b8500ed.001.1