Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 26 at 12:36AM EDT until April 28 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 25, 2026 - 9:36pm
Expires:
April 26, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Baraga and Houghton Counties.
.Snowmelt and recent rainfall resulting in rivers reaching critical
levels.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Sturgeon River near Alston.
* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.
* 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 Saturday the stage was 8.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 PM EDT Saturday was 8.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.4
feet early this morning. It will then fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
8.4 feet on 04/25/2009.
- 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 200 PM EDT.
Area Description:
Baraga, MI; Houghton, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov