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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
240 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan WI has issued
a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Wisconsin...

  Crawfish River At Milford affecting Jefferson County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 245 PM CDT.

&&

WIC055-051945-
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/MILW3.1.ER.240605T1800Z.240607T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
240 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Crawfish River at Milford.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, There is widespread flooding of lowland and
  agricultural land. There is widespread flooding of roads in
  Riverbend Campground about 5 miles upstream of Milford.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 6.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 7.5 feet
    early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    7.5 feet on 03/27/2011.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and predicted
precipitation for the basin. Precipitation is for the next 24 hours
in the future from April through September and for 48 hours in the
future from October through March.

(Stages in ft.)       Bank-       Latest         Forecast stages
-               Flood full       observed        ...for 1 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun
Milford         7.0   5.0   6.76  1 am 6/05   7.2  7.5  7.5  7.5

-                    Highest       24 hour change
-                    observed      in river stage
-                    stage in        (ft.) up to     Highest stage
-                    the last      latest observed    forecast in
-                     7 days            stage         next 7 days
Milford         6.76  1 am 6/05         0.29       7.50  7 pm 6/09


&&

LAT...LON 4317 8897 4317 8878 4310 8880 4302 8882
      4302 8893 4310 8893


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