Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Green Bay, WI
Areas Affected: Dickinson, MI; Menominee, MI; Florence, WI; Marinette, WI
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 9:22pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 9:22pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 12:30pm CDT
Event Onset: Monday 12:08am CDT
Issued by: NWS Green Bay WI
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Michigan... Menominee River near Niagara affecting Marinette, Dickinson, Florence and Menominee Counties. For the Menominee River...including Niagara...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Menominee River near Niagara. * WHEN...From late tonight until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Floodwaters reach the Aurora Fire Protection station. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Monday and continue rising to a crest of 15.0 feet early Tuesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.1 feet on 04/27/1996 and 14.5 feet on 04/24/2019. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Monday afternoon by 1230 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a80bcb72828885fe02853c87e60d303d642f01f8.001.1 Codes: WIC037, WIC075 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a80bcb72828885fe02853c87e60d303d642f01f8.001.1