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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.

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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


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