Flash Flood Watch
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
811 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

...The Flood Watch is replaced by a River Flood Warning for the
following rivers in Wisconsin...

  Wisconsin River At Portage affecting Columbia County.

WIC021-291415-
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/PORW3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
811 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

...FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A RIVER FLOOD WARNING...

The Flood Watch is cancelled for
  the Wisconsin River At Portage
  and has been replaced with a Flood Warning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 16.4 feet.
  - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached this evening.
  - 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 7 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun
Portage         17.0  12.7  16.41 7 am 5/29   17.1 16.6 16.0 14.9

-                    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
Portage         16.42 6 am 5/29         1.23       17.10 7 am 5/30


&&

LAT...LON 4351 8970 4365 8966 4359 8937 4339 8939
      4344 8965 4350 8957

$$

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