Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Duluth, MN
Areas Affected: Ashland, WI; Iron, WI
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 9:28am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 9:28am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 11:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 8:30am CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 11:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Duluth MN
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING TO LATE THURSDAY MORNING... ...The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Tyler Forks near Mellen affecting northeastern Ashland and northwestern Iron Counties. .Rain on top of the existing snowpack will increase the rate of snowmelt. The resultant runoff will cause water levels in area rivers to increase and flooding is expected. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Tyler Forks near Mellen. * WHEN...From Monday morning to late Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 9.8 feet, ST HWY 169 is likely impacted by flood water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 6.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 9.8 feet Tuesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday evening. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood safety information can be found at www.weather.gov/safety/flood.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. More information and resources about spring flooding is available at www.weather.gov/duluth/spring-flooding. The next statement will be issued Monday morning at 1100 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.40714bb23883e08c7c5471c5cbea19a6fd4fc121.001.1 Codes: WIC003, WIC051 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.40714bb23883e08c7c5471c5cbea19a6fd4fc121.001.1