Flood in Marquette County, Michigan
Flood April 12, 2023 – April 24, 2023 · Marquette County, Michigan
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Fairly widespread flooding was observed across a large portion of Marquette County with flooding observed along the Chocolay, Escanaba and Michigamme Rivers. Some of the most severe and longest-duration flooding was along the Michigamme River near Republic and Witch Lake. On April 24th Marquette County officials described extensive and significant flooding damage to 25+ roads and 7+ crossings with damage estimates exceeding $7 million. Marquette County was added to the state of emergency declaration on 4/21 by Governor Whitmer to aid in flood recovery efforts.
The wider storm
Rapid melting of much above normal snowpack caused widespread, and at times, extensive flooding over portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 12th into the 25th. Extensive impacts from the flooding caused Governor Whitmer to declare a state of emergency declaration for eight counties in west and central Upper Michigan on the 21st.
Began near Witch Lake (46.2466, -88.0251).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1093577. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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