Flood Advisory issued April 13 at 9:57AM EDT until April 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

…The National Weather Service in Marquette has issued a Flood
Advisory for the following rivers in Michigan…

Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Houghton and Baraga Counties.

.Forecast rainfall on top of the snowpack will cause runoff and
increased snowmelt, resulting in river rises. The latest forecast
shows the Sturgeon River at Alston reaching action stage but
remaining below minor flood stage.

* WHAT…Elevated river levels caused by rain and snowmelt will
occur.

* WHERE…Sturgeon River near Alston.

* WHEN…From Monday morning to Wednesday 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 8:30 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 6.2 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 7.5 feet.
– Forecast…The river will rise to 7.9 feet Tuesday morning.
It will then fall to 6.4 feet Friday morning. It will then
remain below flood stage.
– Action stage is 7.5 feet.
– Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
– www.weather.gov/safety/flood