River Statement Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
911 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2013
...A STATEMENT CONCERNING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LAKE
CITY...DOWNSTREAM TO GUTTENBERG DAM 10...
THE COMBINATION OF MELTING SNOW AND RECENT RAINFALL EVENTS ARE
CAUSING HIGH WATER ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI. THROUGH THE NEXT SEVEN
DAYS...NO FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED...THOUGH SLOW RISES ARE LIKELY.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LAKE CITY...THE STAGE FRIDAY EVENING WAS 11.59
FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH 12.50
FEET NEXT FRIDAY EVENING...WHICH IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT WABASHA...THE STAGE FRIDAY EVENING WAS 10.42
FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH 11.30
FEET NEXT FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ALMA DAM 4...THE STAGE TODAY WAS 8.85 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH 9.80 FEET
NEXT FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT WINONA...THE STAGE FRIDAY EVENING WAS 9.43
FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH 10.60
FEET NEXT FRIDAY EVENING...WHICH IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LA CROSSE...THE STAGE FRIDAY EVENING WAS 9.48
FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH 9.80
FEET SUNDAY...WHICH IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LANSING...THE STAGE FRIDAY EVENING WAS 11.30
FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH 11.50
FEET TUESDAY MORNING...WHICH IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR...THE STAGE FRIDAY EVENING WAS 14.53
FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH 14.90
FEET THURSDAY EVENING...WHICH IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10...THE STAGE FRIDAY EVENING
WAS 13.21 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO
FALL...BUT THEN HOLD STEADY INTO NEXT WEEK.
FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION...
VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
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