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Flood Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
853 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...

  Kickapoo River at Viola affecting Richland and Vernon Counties.

.The Kickapoo River at Viola crests late tonight and begins to fall
during the day on Thursday. There is a roughly a 30 to 40 percent
chance that there will be a second crest above flood stage on Friday
or Saturday, but such a crest will depend exclusively on how much
rain falls on Thursday. The most likely scenario is that any second
crest tops out below flood stage.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional river and weather information is available at
www.weather.gov/lacrosse.

The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 1100 AM CDT.

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853 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kickapoo River at Viola.

* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 14.5 feet, Two roads north of Viola may be under
  water. Water may be over Highway 131, 3 miles north of Viola, near
  Ski Hill Road, and also over Simmons Flat Road about a mile north
  of town.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:38 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 13.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this evening to a crest of 14.5 feet tomorrow morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    14.6 feet on 04/15/2014.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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