Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Green Bay, WI
Areas Affected: Outagamie, WI; Waupaca, WI; Winnebago, 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
Event Onset: Friday 9:48pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Green Bay WI
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...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...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Wolf River at New London. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Widespread flooding of shoreline property is occurring from the New London area to Lake Poygan. Water reaches the top of the retaining wall in New London. Emergency Management reports widespread flooding is occurring along the Little Wolf River into the Wolf River. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 12.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:00 PM CDT Friday was 12.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.1 feet just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.8 feet on 04/03/1979. - 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.002.1 Codes: WIC087, WIC135, WIC139 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa1dbc0dc15af07d551f81e9e8cd01285bd507db.002.1