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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
855 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...

  Baraboo River At Reedsburg affecting Sauk 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 Thursday morning at 900 AM CDT.

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855 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Baraboo River at Reedsburg.

* WHEN...Until Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, There is general inundation of lowland in
  the Reedsburg area. The walking path adjacent to the river in Webb
  Park and Smith Conservancy is mostly covered with water.  The
  public works yard is under several inches of water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Flood stage is delayed into tomorrow given slower rise on the
    river.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 14.1 feet tomorrow
    evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    14.1 feet on 10/24/2020.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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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 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun
Reedsburg       14.0  12.0  12.66 8 pm 5/22   14.1 12.0 9.2  8.1

-                    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
Reedsburg       12.66 8 pm 5/22         2.41       14.10 1 am 5/24


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HEEREN