Flood Advisory
Dickinson, MI; Marquette, MI
, The Flood Advisory continues for the following rivers in Michigan, Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Baraga and Houghton Counties. Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Marquette and Dickinson Counties. Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County. .Recent rain and snowmelt will continue to result in elevated river levels. What: Elevated river levels caused by rain and snowmelt continue. Where: Michigamme River near Witch Lake. When: Until Sunday evening. Impacts: At 8.5 feet, Water begins to cover County Road LG 2.6 miles northwest of M-95 Addtional Details: - At 8:10 PM CDT Friday /9:10 PM EDT Friday/ the stage was 8.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet. - Forecast, The river is expected to remain near stationary through the weekend. - Action stage is 8.5 feet. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Flood Advisory
Baraga, MI; Houghton, MI
, The Flood Advisory continues for the following rivers in Michigan, Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Baraga and Houghton Counties. Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Marquette and Dickinson Counties. Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County. .Recent rain and snowmelt will continue to result in elevated river levels. What: Elevated river levels caused by rain and snowmelt continue. Where: Sturgeon River near Alston. When: Until Sunday 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. Addtional Details: - At 8:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 7.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.5 feet. - Forecast, The river is expected to fall to 6.1 feet Friday, May 02. - Action stage is 7.5 feet. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Flood Warning
Baraga, MI; Houghton, MI
, The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan, Sturgeon River near Chassell affecting Baraga and Houghton Counties. .Recent rain and snowmelt will continue to result in elevated river levels and minor flooding. What: Flooding is occurring. Where: Sturgeon River near Chassell. When: Until further notice. Impacts: At 10.5 feet, The river begins to overflow onto Sturgeon River Road, Rajala Road, and Aho Road Addtional Details: - There is no current observed data. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Forecast, The river is expected to remain above flood stage into the weekend - Flood stage is 10.5 feet. - Flood History, No available flood history. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Flood Advisory
Marquette, MI
, The Flood Advisory continues for the following rivers in Michigan, Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Baraga and Houghton Counties. Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Marquette and Dickinson Counties. Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County. .Recent rain and snowmelt will continue to result in elevated river levels. What: Elevated river levels caused by rain and snowmelt continue. Where: Michigamme River near Republic. When: Until further notice. Impacts: At 7.7 feet, Water begins to impact the yards of homes near Bengtson bridge on County Road LI in South Republic Addtional Details: - At 10:20 AM EDT Friday the stage was 8.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.4 feet. - Forecast, The river is expected to remain near stationary through this weekend. - Action stage is 8.4 feet. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
