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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Issued by National Weather Service Chicago IL
1047 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following river in
Wisconsin...

  Wisconsin River At Portage affecting Columbia County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1100 PM CDT.

&&

WIC021-280400-
/O.EXT.KMKX.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-240629T1800Z/
/PORW3.2.ER.240624T1430Z.240626T0830Z.240629T1200Z.UU/
1047 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wisconsin River at Portage.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 17.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.7 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 AM CDT Thursday was 17.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Saturday morning.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and predicted
precipitation for the basin. Precipitation is for the next 24 hours
in the future from April through September and for 48 hours in the
future from October through March.

(Stages in ft.)       Bank-       Latest         Forecast stages
-               Flood full       observed        ...for 1 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Fri  Sat  Sun  Mon
Portage         17.0  12.7  17.32 9 am 6/27   17.3 16.6 15.1 14.1

-                    Highest       24 hour change
-                    observed      in river stage
-                    stage in        (ft.) up to     Highest stage
-                    the last      latest observed    forecast in
-                     7 days            stage         next 7 days
Portage         18.01 2 am 6/26        -0.50       17.30 7 pm 6/28


&&

LAT...LON 4351 8970 4365 8966 4359 8937 4339 8939
      4344 8965 4350 8957


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