Ishpeming, MI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22...

* WHAT...Elevated river levels caused by rain and snowmelt continue.

* WHERE...Michigamme River near Republic.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday, April 22.

* IMPACTS...At 7.7 feet, Water begins to impact the yards of homes
near Bengtson bridge on County Road LI in South Republic
At 10.0 feet, Portions of County Roads 601...LE and LG experience
significant flooding

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 6.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.6
feet Monday morning.
- Action stage is 8.4 feet.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (2 pm EDT)
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Michigamme River
Republic        9.0   6.1   Wed 8 am EDT 6.6   7.3   7.9


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...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO LATE MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning to late Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Low lying areas of Peter Nordeen Park begin
to flood
At 7.9 feet, Water reaches the bottom girder of the M-35 bridge
At 8.1 feet, Southgate drive near the old Gwinn Middle School floods
At 9.0 feet, Peter Nordeen park on right bank floods

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:10 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 4.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Saturday morning to a crest of 7.3 feet Saturday evening. It
will then fall below flood stage late Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
7.9 feet on 04/17/2002.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Elevated river levels caused by rain and snowmelt continue.

* WHERE...Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt.

* WHEN...Until early Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 6.5 feet, County Road FX begins to flood
At 7.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the County Road FX bridge
At 8.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the County Road FX bridge
At 8.3 feet, The residence located at 1068 County Road FX begins
to flood

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:15 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 5.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 6.3
feet Saturday morning.
- Action stage is 6.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 6.5 feet.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (2 pm EDT)
Location                    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Middle Branch Escanaba River
Humboldt                    6.5   5.6   Wed 12 pm ED 5.8   6.1   6.3


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...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Chocolay River near Harvey.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Water inundates the entire parking lot at
the M-28 bridge...and the fishing pier begins to be submerged.
Water inundates low lying areas along Timber Lane and Riverside
Road downstream of the river gauge site





* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 9.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 6.5 feet
Wednesday, April 22.
- Action stage is 9.5 feet.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Dense fog will reduce visibility to less than one
nautical mile.

* WHERE...Portions of Central, Eastern and Western Lake Superior.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Low visibility will make navigation difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.

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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central Upper and western Upper Michigan,
including the following areas, in central Upper Michigan, Alger,
Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Luce, Marquette, Menominee,
Northern Schoolcraft and Southern Schoolcraft. In western Upper
Michigan, Keweenaw, Northern Houghton and Southern Houghton.

* WHEN...Through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is
expected.

* WHERE...A portion of central Upper Michigan, including the
following county, Marquette.

* WHEN...Until 1000 PM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
River or stream flows are elevated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 955 AM EDT, gauge reports from the Chocolay River in
Skandia indicated heavy rain and snowmelt creating bankfull
to higher river levels. This is causing small stream
flooding. Overflowing poor drainage areas have already caused
minor flooding in the advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Skandia and Carlshend.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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