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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
344 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

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

  Baraboo River Near Baraboo affecting Columbia and Sauk 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 345 AM CDT.

&&

WIC021-111-070845-
/O.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0042.000000T0000Z-240709T1708Z/
/BABW3.1.ER.240705T0615Z.240705T2130Z.240709T1108Z.NO/
344 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Baraboo River near Baraboo.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, If Wisconsin River at Portage up to 17
  feet also, water approaches gravel of I-39 off ramp to Cascade Mt
  Rd. There is widespread flooding of agricultural land.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 17.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 3:00 PM CDT Saturday was 17.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.8
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    17.9 feet on 03/21/1976.
  - 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    Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed
Baraboo         16.0  14.0  17.72 3 pm 7/06   17.6 17.1 15.0 12.5

-                    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         17.82 4 pm 7/05        -0.08       17.80 1 am 7/07


&&

LAT...LON 4342 8965 4351 8967 4353 8964 4354 8957
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