Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI
Areas Affected: Iron, MI
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:06pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:06pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 3:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 8:06pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Marquette MI
...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Michigamme River near Crystal Falls (Michigamme) affecting Iron County. .Snow melt, recent rainfall, and increased reservoir releases are causing the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the dam. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Michigamme River near Crystal Falls (Michigamme). * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, 2700 cfs - River exceeds bankfull stage At 8.0 feet, 3700 cfs - River begins to flood additional low lying areas along the river bank * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 8.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday was 8.7 feet. - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.0 feet on 04/19/2023. - 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 Thursday afternoon at 300 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86d27867820ec9266aab4dd2c539c182ec3f7552.001.1 Codes: MIC071 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86d27867820ec9266aab4dd2c539c182ec3f7552.001.1