FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Wisconsin...
Michigan...
Menominee River near McAllister affecting Marinette and Menominee
Counties.
For the Menominee River...including Florence, Twin Falls Dam-Iron
Mountain, Vulcan, Niagara, Pembine, Menominee River at White Rapids
Dam, Koss, McAllister...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
record.
* WHERE...Menominee River near McAllister.
* WHEN...From Monday morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Floodwaters are covering River Drive and
Shore Drive west of Wallace in Menominee County, Michigan and South
Park Road east of Porterfield in Marinette County. This stage
compares to a flow of 24240 cubic feet per second at White Rapids
Dam. At 19.0 feet, This stage compares to the record flow of 24800
cubic feet per second at White Rapids Dam.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 14.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Monday
morning and continue rising to a crest of 19.8 feet early
Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.0
feet on 05/09/1960 and 18.6 feet on 04/18/2023.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Monday afternoon by 1230 PM CDT.
Menominee, MI; Marinette, WI