Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
128 WGUS43 KMKX 051503 FLWMKX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1003 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan WI has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Rock River At Fort Atkinson affecting Jefferson County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 1015 PM CDT. && WIC055-060315- /O.NEW.KMKX.FL.W.0044.240705T1800Z-240711T1200Z/ /FATW3.1.ER.240705T1800Z.240706T1800Z.240711T0600Z.NO/ 1003 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY MORNING... ...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rock River at Fort Atkinson. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Thursday 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 8:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 16.1 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.2 feet on 08/29/2007. - 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 Sat Sun Mon Tue Fort Atkinson 16.0 14.5 15.97 8 am 7/05 16.0 16.1 16.0 16.0 - 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 Fort Atkinson 15.97 7 am 7/05 0.09 16.10 1 pm 7/06 && LAT...LON 4300 8887 4293 8873 4287 8878 4283 8883 4293 8897 4295 8892 $$ DDV