Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Green Bay, WI
Areas Affected: Waupaca, WI
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 9:48pm CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 9:48pm CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 1:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 9:48pm CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 3:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Green Bay WI
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Little Wolf River at Royalton affecting Waupaca County. Wolf River at New London affecting Waupaca, Winnebago and Outagamie Counties. Wolf River near Shiocton affecting Shawano, Waupaca and Outagamie Counties. For the Lower Wolf River...including Shiocton and New London...Major flooding is forecast. For the Little Wolf River...including Royalton...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Wolf River at Royalton. * WHEN...Until late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...At 5.0 feet, Flooding is confined to lowland areas adjacent to the river from Royalton to west of New London. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 5.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 4.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:15 PM CDT Friday was 6.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning and continue falling to 2.4 feet Friday, April 24. - Flood stage is 5.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Emergency management reports widespread flooding is occurring near the Wolf River down to New London. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/grb The next statement will be issued Saturday afternoon by 100 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa1dbc0dc15af07d551f81e9e8cd01285bd507db.001.1 Codes: WIC135 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa1dbc0dc15af07d551f81e9e8cd01285bd507db.001.1