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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
419 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

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

  Wisconsin River At Portage affecting Columbia County.

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 945 PM CDT.

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WIC021-270245-
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/PORW3.1.ER.250424T1825Z.250425T1930Z.250426T2033Z.UU/
419 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Wisconsin River at Portage.

* WHEN...Until late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, In the Blackhawk Park area in the Town of
  Caledonia, Old River Road is closed with water over it. West Lane
  Road in the Long Lake area is closed with about 4 feet of water
  over it in places. County Highway V and Oak Knoll Road in the Town
  of Dekorra have water up to the edge of the pavement. A few homes
  in the Town of Dekorra area near the river have water in the first
  floor and there is also flooding of outbuildings and yards.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:30 PM CDT Friday, April 25 the stage was 17.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.7 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 1 PM CDT Friday was 17.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 12.5 feet by
    Saturday, May 03.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    17.7 feet on 03/28/2019.
  - 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 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed
Portage         17.0  12.7  17.73 2 pm 4/25   15.4 14.7 14.6 14.5

-                    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
Portage         17.73 2 pm 4/25          M         17.20 1 pm 4/26


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LAT...LON 4361 8966 4358 8940 4353 8934 4345 8938
      4338 8947 4343 8960 4349 8952 4352 8958
      4353 8969


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