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: Sunday 11:10am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 11:10am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 2:15am CDT
Event Onset: Sunday 11:10am 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... Wolf River at New London affecting Winnebago, Waupaca and Outagamie Counties. Wolf River near Shiocton affecting Shawano, Waupaca and Outagamie Counties. For the Lower Wolf River...including Shiocton, New London, Lake Poygan...Major 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. At 12.1 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the railroad bridge in New London. Flood waters are spreading into portions of North Waters Street and East River Avenue. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:30 AM CDT Sunday was 12.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 9.2 feet Sunday, April 26. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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 by 215 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5f61c147ffc50751d7e33ff012cf440edb1ca516.001.1 Codes: WIC087, WIC135, WIC139 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5f61c147ffc50751d7e33ff012cf440edb1ca516.001.1