Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 21 at 12:38AM EDT until April 28 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 20, 2026 - 9:38pm
Expires:
April 21, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Houghton and Baraga Counties.
.Snowmelt is resulting in rivers reaching critical levels.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Sturgeon River near Alston.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday, April 28.
* 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 Monday the stage was 9.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 PM EDT Monday was 9.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to around 8.4 feet
Tuesday evening and then remain just above minor flood stage
through Wednesday.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.2 feet on 04/01/1986.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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 this afternoon at 400 PM EDT.
Area Description:
Baraga, MI; Houghton, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov