The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan. Sturgeon River near Alston 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. 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 8:30 AM EDT Saturday 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 8.1 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History. This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.1 feet on 06/18/2018. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
