Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI
Areas Affected: Baraga, MI; Houghton, MI
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 8:36pm EDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 8:36pm EDT
Alert Expires: Monday 2:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Sunday 8:36pm EDT
Event Ends: Monday 2:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Marquette MI
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON... ...The National Weather Service in Marquette has issued a Flood Advisory for the following rivers in Michigan... Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Baraga and Houghton Counties. .Snowmelt and recent rainfall are resulting in rivers reaching elevated levels. * WHAT...Elevated river levels caused by rain and snowmelt are occurring. * WHERE...Sturgeon River near Alston. * WHEN...From this evening to early tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Homes and structures along the low lying areas and numerous roads become impacted by flood water. In Houghton County...Sturgeon River Road...Aho Road...and Rajala Road are impacted. In Baraga County...Sturgeon Road...Halonen Road and Usitalo Road are impacted. Along Froberg Road...Tahtinen Road... Irwin Road...Oliver Road...and Shirley Road are impacted. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 7.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 5.9 feet Sunday, May 03. - Action stage is 7.5 feet. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an alternative route. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/marquette. The next statement will be issued Monday afternoon at 200 PM EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dde4e5efc85798782e0fcedbbd8e5fd81162a364.001.1 Codes: MIC013, MIC061 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dde4e5efc85798782e0fcedbbd8e5fd81162a364.001.1