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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1050 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan WI has issued
a Flood Watch for the following rivers in Wisconsin...

  Rock River At Fort Atkinson affecting Jefferson County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding.

Residents and those with interests near the river should monitor
rising water levels and be prepared for possible flood warnings.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 700 AM CDT.

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WIC055-051200-
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1050 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

* WHERE...Rock River at Fort Atkinson.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon to early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Floodwaters affect some park land in the
  city of Fort Atkinson.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 15.9 feet.
  - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached early Saturday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 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 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Sat  Sun  Mon  Tue
Fort Atkinson   16.0  14.5  15.89 9 pm 7/04   15.9 16.0 16.0 15.9

-                    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
Fort Atkinson   15.9  8 pm 7/04         0.02       16.00 7 pm 7/08


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LAT...LON 4300 8887 4293 8873 4287 8878 4283 8883
      4293 8897 4295 8892

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