Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI
Areas Affected: Baraga, MI; Houghton, MI
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Monday 9:41am EDT
Alert Effective: Monday 9:41am EDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 1:45am EDT
Event Onset: Monday 9:41am EDT
Issued by: NWS Marquette MI
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Baraga and Houghton Counties. .Warming temperatures will accelerate snowmelt into this week. Flows in rivers will increase quickly and reach critical levels. Rainfall, potentially heavy at times, is expected at this throughout this week, which may result in rivers rising above the current forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Sturgeon River near Alston. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Additional homes and structures near the river are impacted and evacuations may be necessary. Water levels may reach the bottom of Froberg bridge in addition to other bridges that cross the river * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM EDT Monday the stage was 7.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.5 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this morning to 10.1 feet Wednesday evening. It will then fall Thursday evening. It will rise to 10.9 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall again but remain above flood stage. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.9 feet on 04/26/1954. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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 late tonight at 145 AM EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.91710a5a9ff0a3deb08b94600cbcaec07d20175a.001.1 Codes: MIC013, MIC061 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.91710a5a9ff0a3deb08b94600cbcaec07d20175a.001.1