Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - La Crosse, WI
Areas Affected: Grant, WI; Iowa, WI; Richland, WI
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Saturday 9:35am CDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 9:35am CDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 9:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 9:35am CDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS La Crosse WI
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Wisconsin River at Muscoda affecting Grant, Iowa and Richland Counties. .Minor flooding is expected along the Wisconsin River at Muscoda. It is expected to rise to a crest of 10.0 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Wisconsin River at Muscoda. * WHEN...Until Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, There is extensive lowland flooding. However no flooding has been reported in Muscoda in previous years. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:45 AM CDT Saturday was 9.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.0 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.0 feet on 04/14/1951. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional river and weather information is available at www.weather.gov/lacrosse. The next statement will be issued Sunday morning by 945 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.51ce39a82f8a309a26f833224e5401f65b3c5b70.001.1 Codes: WIC043, WIC049, WIC103 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.51ce39a82f8a309a26f833224e5401f65b3c5b70.001.1