Flood — Baraga, Michigan

2023-05-04 to 2023-05-12 · near Pelkie, Baraga, Michigan

Event narrative

Runoff of liquid water equivalent of up to four inches in the higher terrain of Baraga County resulted in mostly minor snowmelt flooding of rural areas along rivers and small streams through much of the first half of May. Minor flooding occurred along the Sturgeon River during this time.

Wider weather episode

The historic late season snowstorm of May 1-2 dumped three to more than four inches of liquid water equivalent precipitation over the higher terrain of Baraga, Marquette and western Alger counties. This significant precipitation event led to a second round of spring snowmelt flooding over portions of west and north central portions of Upper Michigan into early May.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1104671. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.