Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - La Crosse, WI
Areas Affected: Grant, WI; Iowa, WI; Richland, WI
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 10:20am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 10:20am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 10:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 10:20am CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS La Crosse WI
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Wisconsin River at Muscoda affecting Richland, Grant and Iowa Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Wisconsin River at Castle Rock Dam affecting Juneau and Adams Counties. .The Flood Warning for the Wisconsin River at Castle Rock Dam has been cancelled. Meanwhile, moderate flooding is forecast to continue along the Wisconsin River at Muscoda, WI. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Wisconsin River at Muscoda. * WHEN...Until Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, There is extensive lowland flooding. However no flooding has been reported in Muscoda in previous years. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 9.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:45 AM CDT Sunday was 9.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.0 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday afternoon. - 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. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. 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 this morning by 1130 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e33dc5b8269abb89c24ddf5c791c8b3edd3b7e30.002.1 Codes: WIC043, WIC049, WIC103 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e33dc5b8269abb89c24ddf5c791c8b3edd3b7e30.002.1