Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
Areas Affected: Winnebago, IL; Green, WI; Rock, WI
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 10:26am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 10:26am CDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 10:30pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 10:26am CDT
Event Ends: Monday 4:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Wisconsin...Illinois... Milwaukee River Near Cedarburg affecting Ozaukee County. Rock River Near Lake Koshkonong affecting Rock and Jefferson Counties. Rock River At Fort Atkinson affecting Jefferson County. Rock River At Afton affecting Rock and Winnebago Counties. Rock River At Jefferson affecting Jefferson County. Rock River At Watertown affecting Jefferson County. ROCK RIVER near LEBANON-3 E-HWY MM BRIDGE affecting Dodge County. Fox River Near Berlin affecting Green Lake County. Crawfish River At Milford affecting Jefferson County. Fox River Lower At Waukesha affecting Waukesha County. Fox River Lower Near New Munster affecting Kenosha and Lake Counties. Sugar River At Brodhead affecting Rock, Winnebago and Green Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Pecatonica River At Martintown affecting Green County. Root River Canal At Raymond affecting Racine County. ...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Wisconsin River At Portage affecting Columbia County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Sugar River at Brodhead. * WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 6.5 feet, There is widespread flooding of lowland and agricultural land. Downstream in the Avon Bottoms area of Rock County, there is flooding in Sugar River Park. Some roads are flooded in Avon Township, including Beloit Newark Rd, about 6 miles downstream of Brodhead. In Illinois, Winslow Rd is threatened near the river between Durand and Shirland. Low lying areas of Sugar Shores Camping Resort may be inundated. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 6.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 4.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:00 AM CDT Sunday was 8.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning and continue falling to 2.0 feet Sunday, April 26. - Flood stage is 5.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 6.6 feet on 03/13/1989. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Even 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock you off your feet and a depth of 2 feet will float your car. Never try to walk, swim, or drive through such swift water. If you come upon flood waters, stop, turn around and go another way. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 1030 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a52d90822e44232e0844c1d4f21c0f71269f9f98.012.1 Codes: WIC045, WIC105 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a52d90822e44232e0844c1d4f21c0f71269f9f98.012.1