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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Marquette MI
135 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

...The National Weather Service in Marquette MI has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Michigan...

  Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Houghton and Baraga Counties.

.Melting snow and releases from the Prickett Dam will result in
river rises, with the Sturgeon River at Alston now forecast to reach
minor flood stage.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 evening at 1000 PM EDT.

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/ALSM4.1.RS.250418T1838Z.250419T1200Z.250420T1500Z.NO/
135 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY MORNING...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD ADVISORY...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sturgeon River near Alston.

* WHEN...Until late Monday 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 12:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 7.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 7.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon to a crest of 8.4 feet tomorrow morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage late Sunday morning.
  - 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

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LAT...LON 4672 8872 4683 8866 4692 8861 4692 8848
      4687 8850 4672 8860


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