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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Marquette, MI

April 30, 2023Baraga County, Houghton County, Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2023, 9:53 PM EDT for Baraga County, Houghton County, Michigan. It took effect at May 1, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2023, 9:53 PM EDT (01:53 UTC)
In effect from
May 1, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 3, 2023, 8:12 PM EDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Baraga County, MI, Houghton County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Sturgeon River near Alston (ALSM4).

Action stage
7.5 ft
Minor stage
8 ft
Moderate stage
11 ft
Major stage
14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04041500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 9:53 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMQTMarquette52 hr
Apr 30, 9:53 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMQTMarquette3 days
Apr 30, 9:53 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMQTMarquette37 hr
Apr 30, 9:53 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMQTIron9 days
May 1, 2:52 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningMQTBaraga, Houghton5 days

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.