HOUGHTON, MI - Strong storms that moved across the Upper Peninsula early today washed out several roads in the Houghton and Hancock areas, creating 60 sinkholes across the Keweenaw Peninsula.

A Flash Flood Emergency was declared for southern and central Houghton County on Sunday morning, according to information shared by the National Weather Service in Marquette.

"THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION!," the weather service said today in a social media post. "Law enforcement reports that many area roads are impassable and are covered by debris. Residents have been asked to stay off the roadways until the water subsides and the debris has been cleared.

Up to 6 inches of rain has fallen in some areas since midnight, the NWS said.

Additional heavy rainfall of up to 3 inches was expected in the area this morning.

WLUC reported there are more than 60 sinkholes and wash-outs, and that the hardest-hit areasare Dodgeville and Lake Linden.