Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI
Areas Affected: Iron, MI
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 7:44pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 7:44pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 3:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Sunday 7:44pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Marquette MI
...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT 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 and increased reservoir releases will cause the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the dam. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. This approaches the flood of record. * 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 7:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 9.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:30 PM CDT Sunday was 9.1 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 Monday afternoon at 300 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8e85f9514f198ce4f6f8e18eed9d33971fe0e58e.001.1 Codes: MIC071 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8e85f9514f198ce4f6f8e18eed9d33971fe0e58e.001.1