Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Duluth, MN
Areas Affected: Ashland, WI; Iron, WI
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 9:48am CDT
Alert Effective: Monday 9:48am CDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 10:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 9:48am CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Duluth MN
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING... ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Tyler Forks near Mellen affecting northeastern Ashland and northwestern Iron Counties. .Heavy rain on top of the existing snowpack will increase the rate of snowmelt. The resultant runoff will cause water levels in area rivers to increase and flooding is expected. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Tyler Forks near Mellen. * WHEN...Until Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 9.8 feet, ST HWY 169 is likely impacted by flood water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 9.4 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:30 AM CDT Monday was 9.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.3 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.4 feet on 05/18/2017. - Flood safety information can be found at www.weather.gov/safety/flood.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. More information and resources about spring flooding is available at www.weather.gov/duluth/spring-flooding. The next statement will be issued Monday evening by 1100 PM CDTTuesday morning at 1000 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.84459412b66c774e022d594ed373c2b31a3b0cef.001.1 Codes: WIC003, WIC051 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.84459412b66c774e022d594ed373c2b31a3b0cef.001.1