4/22/2026 11:10:00 PM until 4/23/2026 2:00:00 PM

The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Houghton and Baraga Counties. Sturgeon River near Chassell affecting Houghton and Baraga Counties. Michigamme River near Crystal Falls (Michigamme) affecting Iron County. .Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the dam. * 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 10:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 8.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:30 PM EDT Wednesday was 8.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.8 feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.8 feet on 04/15/1969. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood