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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
817 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 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.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 430 PM CDT.

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WIC055-142130-
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817 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

* WHERE...Rock River at Fort Atkinson.

* WHEN...From this morning to Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 16.1 feet, Floodwaters affect some park land and boat
  launches in the Fort Atkinson area. This level is the 20 percent
  chance flood meaning that there is a 20 percent chance in any
  given year of the river reaching this level.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.6 feet.
  - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached just after midnight
    tonight.
  - 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 7 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Mon  Tue  Wed  Thu
Fort Atkinson   16.0  14.5   15.59 6 AM 7/14  16.1 16.1 15.9 15.7

-                    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     15.99 2 PM 7/07       0.02       16.10 1 PM 7/16


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

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MILLER