Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
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909 WGUS83 KMKX 162059 FLSMKX Flood Statement National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 359 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Wisconsin... Sugar River At Brodhead affecting Green, Rock and Winnebago 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 late tonight at 400 AM CDT. && ILC201-WIC045-105-170900- /O.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-240720T1200Z/ /BROW3.2.ER.240715T1354Z.240717T1200Z.240719T1930Z.NO/ 359 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Sugar River at Brodhead. * WHEN...Until Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 8.8 feet, There is widespread agricultural land flooding in the Brodhead area. Downstream in the Avon Bottoms area of Rock County, there is flooding in Sugar River Park and Beloit Newark Rd. Floodwaters are over Highway T in Rock County. Structures at Sugar Shores Camping Resort may be threatened. Winslow Rd is threatened near the river between Durand and Shirland. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 7.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 4.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 3:00 PM CDT Tuesday was 7.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.6 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 5.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.7 feet on 04/04/1923. - 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 Wed Thu Fri Sat Brodhead 5.0 4.5 7.56 3 pm 7/16 8.4 6.7 5.1 3.8 - 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 7.56 3 pm 7/16 1.76 8.60 7 am 7/17 && LAT...LON 4263 8944 4266 8937 4257 8932 4248 8919 4241 8921 4249 8938 $$ MARQUARDT