Flood Warning issued April 25 at 12:26AM EDT until April 27 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

Details

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...

Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Baraga and Houghton Counties.

Sturgeon River near Chassell affecting Baraga and Houghton
Counties.

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls (Michigamme) affecting Iron
County.

Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Dickinson and
Marquette Counties.

Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Michigan...

Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette
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 and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sturgeon River near Alston.

* WHEN...Until Monday evening.

* 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 11:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 8.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 PM EDT Friday was 8.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.5
feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
8.6 feet on 04/27/2017.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood