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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
441 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...Illinois...

  Rock River At Afton affecting Winnebago 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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441 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rock River at Afton.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 10.7 feet, Floodwaters affect a road in Riverside
  Park on the north side of Janesville and South River Road on the
  south side of Janesville. There is extensive lowland and
  agricultural land flooding in the Afton and Janesville areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 10.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 4:00 AM CDT Wednesday was 10.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.7
    feet this morning.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    10.7 feet on 06/02/2000.
  - 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
Afton           9.0   8.0   10.61 4 am 7/17   10.5 10.3 10.2 10.0

-                    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
Afton           10.81 8 am 7/16        -0.18       10.70 7 am 7/17


&&

LAT...LON 4274 8910 4274 8903 4265 8899 4247 8902
      4248 8910 4261 8909


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