Flood Advisory issued April 19 at 11:37AM 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 Chassell affecting Houghton and Baraga
Counties.

.Heavy rain will fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt
increasing. Flows in rivers will increase quickly and reach critical
levels.

* WHAT…Elevated river levels caused by rain and snowmelt are
occurring.

* WHERE…Sturgeon River near Chassell.

* WHEN…From this morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS…At 10.5 feet, The river begins to overflow onto Sturgeon
River Road…Rajala Road…and Aho Road

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 10:00 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 10.5 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
– Forecast…No forecast is available for this location.
– Action stage is 10.0 feet.
– Flood stage is 10.5 feet.
– www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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