Issue date: 2026-04-03T17:18+00:00
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Michigan... Rifle River near Sterling affecting Arenac County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Manistee River near Sherman affecting Wexford County. For the Rifle River...including Sterling...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Manistee River...including Sherman...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Manistee River near Sherman. * WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Flooding impacts the Wilderness Canoe livery along left bank of river just downstream of M-37 bridge. At 16.0 feet, Flooding of property and homes adjacent to right bank of river along Ojibway Drive, Ottawa Drive, and Chippewa Drive 1 mile north of Sherman. Flooding of N11 Road between W14 Road and W16 Road 1 mile northwest of Mesick. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 12:45 PM EDT Friday was 15.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.9 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.0 feet on 03/18/1990. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood