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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
344 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...

  Baraboo River Near Baraboo affecting Sauk and Columbia Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1000 PM CDT.

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WIC021-111-090300-
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/BABW3.1.ER.240705T0615Z.240707T0745Z.240708T2050Z.NO/
344 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Baraboo River near Baraboo.

* WHEN...Until late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, The effects of flooding at this level are
  confined mainly to agricultural land.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 16.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 3:00 PM CDT Monday was 17.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late this afternoon and continue falling to 9.8 feet Monday,
    July 15.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    15.9 feet on 04/12/2008.
  - 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 1 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Tue  Wed  Thu  Fri
Baraboo         16.0  14.0  16.08 3 pm 7/08   14.7 13.0 11.8 10.9

-                    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
Baraboo         17.85 2 am 7/07        -1.05       16.10 1 pm 7/08


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LAT...LON 4342 8965 4351 8967 4353 8964 4354 8957
      4349 8945 4347 8957


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