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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
159 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

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

  Wisconsin River At Portage affecting Columbia County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1000 PM CDT.

&&

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159 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

* WHERE...Wisconsin River at Portage.

* WHEN...From late Wednesday night to Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, There is general overflow of the river.
  Water is near homes in the Blackhawk Park area of Portage on the
  south side of the river along Old River Road. Floodwaters are over
  West Lake Road and Blackhawk Road in the Blackhawk Park area.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.3 feet.
  - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached early Thursday morning.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - 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 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
Portage         17.0  12.7  15.25 12 pm 5/28  16.7 17.0 16.5 15.8

-                    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 3 am 5/25         0.28       17.00 1 pm 5/30


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      4344 8965 4350 8957

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