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Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
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942 WGUS83 KMKX 170944 FLSMKX Flood Statement National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 444 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Wisconsin...Illinois... Sugar River At Brodhead affecting Winnebago, Green and Rock Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 445 PM CDT. && ILC201-WIC045-105-172145- /O.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-240720T0300Z/ /BROW3.1.ER.240715T1354Z.240717T0000Z.240719T2100Z.NO/ 444 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Sugar River at Brodhead. * WHEN...Until late Friday evening. * IMPACTS...At 7.5 feet, There is widespread agricultural and lowland flooding in the Brodhead area. Downstream in the Avon Bottoms area of Rock County, there is flooding in Sugar River Park, Beloit Newark Rd and S Hopkins Rd. In Illinois, Winslow Rd is threatened near the river between Durand and Shirland. Low lying areas of Sugar Shores Camping Resort may be inundated. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 4.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 4:00 AM CDT Wednesday was 7.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 7.5 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 5.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.5 feet on 02/21/1955. - 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 Thu Fri Sat Sun Brodhead 5.0 4.5 7.47 4 am 7/17 6.9 5.5 4.2 3.3 - 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 Brodhead 7.66 7 pm 7/16 1.40 7.60 1 am 7/17 && LAT...LON 4263 8944 4266 8937 4257 8932 4248 8919 4241 8921 4249 8938 $$ QUIGLEY