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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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4/30/2026 9:14am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Mist, Overcast
  • Temperature: 47.1°F / 8.4°CWarmer 0.5°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 45.7°FIncreased 0.7°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 95%Increased 1.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.72 in Steady
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  • Rain Today: 0.05 in
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI

    FLOOD WARNING  

Iron County, MI

Flood Warning issued April 29 at 8:06PM CDT by NWS Marquette MI

FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Areas Affected: Iron, MI

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:06pm CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:06pm CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 3:00pm CDT

Event Onset: Wednesday 8:06pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Marquette MI

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls (Michigamme) affecting Iron
County.

.Snow melt, recent rainfall, and increased reservoir releases are
causing the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding
downstream from the dam.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Michigamme River near Crystal Falls (Michigamme).

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, 2700 cfs - River exceeds bankfull stage
At 8.0 feet, 3700 cfs - River begins to flood additional low lying
areas along the river bank

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 8.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday was 8.7 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
8.0 feet on 04/19/2023.
- 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 Thursday afternoon at 300 PM CDT.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86d27867820ec9266aab4dd2c539c182ec3f7552.001.1
Codes: MIC071
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86d27867820ec9266aab4dd2c539c182ec3f7552.001.1