480  
WGUS83 KMQT 271501  
FLSMQT  
 
FLOOD ADVISORY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
1101 AM EDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
MICHIGAN...  
 
STURGEON RIVER NEAR ALSTON AFFECTING BARAGA AND HOUGHTON COUNTIES.  
 
...THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
MICHIGAN...  
 
STURGEON RIVER NEAR CHASSELL AFFECTING BARAGA AND HOUGHTON  
COUNTIES.  
 
.SNOWMELT AND RECENT RAINFALL ARE RESULTING IN RIVERS REACHING  
ELEVATED LEVELS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY, TURN AROUND AND FIND AN  
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARQUETTE.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATE TONIGHT AT 215 AM EDT.  
 

 
 
MIC013-061-280615-  
/O.EXT.KMQT.FL.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-260429T0000Z/  
/ALSM4.N.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
1101 AM EDT MON APR 27 2026  
   
..FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUE.  
 
* WHERE...STURGEON RIVER NEAR ALSTON.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL TOMORROW 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 10:30 AM EDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 7.5 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 7.5  
FEET TOMORROW EVENING.  
- ACTION STAGE IS 7.5 FEET.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.  
- WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4672 8872 4683 8866 4692 8861 4692 8848  
4687 8850 4672 8860  
 

 
 
MIC013-061-280615-  
/O.CON.KMQT.FL.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/CLLM4.N.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/  
1101 AM EDT MON APR 27 2026  
   
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
 
 
* WHAT...ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUE.  
 
* WHERE...STURGEON RIVER NEAR CHASSELL.  
 
* WHEN...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 11:00 AM EDT SUNDAY 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  
 

 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (UNKNOWN TIME)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME D1 D2 D3  
 
STURGEON RIVER  
CHASSELL 10.5 10.5 SUN 11 AM ED MSG MSG MSG  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4692 8861 4704 8856 4703 8850 4700 8845  
4692 8848  
 

 
 
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