Flood Warning issued April 12 at 10:51AM CDT by NWS Marquette MI

Details

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Michigan...

Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint) affecting Iron County.

.Warming temperatures will accelerate snowmelt early this week.
Flows in rivers will increase quickly and reach critical levels.
Rainfall is expected to continue during this time period which could
result in rivers rising above the current forecast.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
record.

* WHERE...Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint).

* WHEN...From late Monday night until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 5.0 feet, At 5 feet the lowest portions of the Robert
Olson Walking Trail begin to flood
At 5.5 feet, 3500 - cfs - River exceeds bankfull stage
At 7.0 feet, 5600 - cfs - Waterfront park areas near the M-69
bridge and low lying areas along the river in Crystal Falls become
inundated.
At 8.0 feet, Parking lot of roadside park upstream of M-69 begins
to flood

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:10 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 4.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Tuesday morning and continue rising to a crest of 8.2
feet Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
6.7 feet on 04/30/2020.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood