Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

48°F

4/30/2026 10:15am

Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Mist, Overcast
Temperature: 47.8°F / 8.8°C
Dew Point: 46.4°F
Relative Humidity: 95%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
Barometer: 29.70 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 2 miles
Rain Today: 0.10 in

Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI

FLOOD WARNING

Marquette County, MI; Dickinson County, MI

Flood Warning issued April 29 at 8:04PM CDT until May 3 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Marquette MI

FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Dickinson, MI; Marquette, MI

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:04pm CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:04pm CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 3:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 8:04pm CDT

Event Ends: Sunday 10:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Marquette MI

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY EVENING...

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

Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Dickinson and
Marquette Counties.

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

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Michigamme River near Witch Lake.

* WHEN...Until late Sunday evening.

* 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 7:10 PM CDT Wednesday /8:10 PM EDT Wednesday/ the stage
was 10.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:10 PM CDT Wednesday /8:10 PM EDT Wednesday/ was
10.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Sunday evening and continue falling to 7.7 feet
Wednesday, May 06.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.9 feet on 05/07/1975.
- 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
/400 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.f9ff5c15cabd8fa85a548aaf3d5d3c48ab3db7aa.001.1