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

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

  Rock River At Fort Atkinson affecting Jefferson County.

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.

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/FATW3.1.ER.240705T1855Z.240707T0000Z.240709T0000Z.NO/
343 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Rock River at Fort Atkinson.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday 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 2:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 16.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 14.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 2:00 PM CDT Saturday was 16.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.1
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Monday
    evening.
  - 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 1 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed
Fort Atkinson   16.0  14.5  16.01 2 pm 7/06   16.1 16.0 15.9 15.7

-                    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   16.02 12 pm 7/06        0.02       16.10 1 am 7/08


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