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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
925 PM CDT MON SEP 26 2016

...The flood warning continues for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...

  Baraboo River Near Baraboo affecting Sauk County
  Baraboo River At Reedsburg affecting Sauk County
  Baraboo River At Rock Springs affecting Sauk County

&&
WIC111-271425-
/O.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/RBGW3.2.ER.160922T2021Z.160924T0700Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
925 PM CDT MON SEP 26 2016

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Baraboo River At Reedsburg.
* At  1:25 PM Monday the stage was 14.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring...No forecast is available.
* Forecasts are not issued for this location. this warning will
  remain in effect until the river falls below flood stage.
* Impact...At 14.5 feet...There is general inundation of lowland in
  the Reedsburg area. The walking path in Webb Park and Smith
  Conservancy is covered with water. The Public Works yard is under 6
  to 12 inches of water.

&&

LAT...LON 4354 9011 4358 9004 4355 8996 4352 8991
      4348 8998 4352 9006

$$

WIC111-271424-
/O.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160929T0936Z/
/RSPW3.2.ER.160923T0640Z.160925T1700Z.160929T0336Z.NO/
925 PM CDT MON SEP 26 2016

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Baraboo River At Rock Springs.
* At  9:15 PM Monday the stage was 21.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.5 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
  Wednesday before midnight.
* Impact...At 22.0 feet...Floodwaters affect Highways DD, 154 and 136
  in Rock Springs as well as Busser Park.  Water is about 3 feet deep
  in the baseball diamond.

&&

LAT...LON 4349 8998 4353 8990 4350 8986 4348 8982
      4343 8990 4346 8997

$$

WIC111-271424-
/O.EXT.KMKX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-161001T0412Z/
/BABW3.1.ER.160924T0237Z.160927T1800Z.160930T2212Z.NO/
925 PM CDT MON SEP 26 2016

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Baraboo River Near Baraboo.
* At  8:15 PM Monday the stage was 20.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 20.7 feet by
  tomorrow early afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage
  Friday afternoon.
* Impact...At 20.8 feet...Floodwaters affect a trailer rental
  business and a road wayside park about 5 miles downstream near the
  Highway 33 bridge. Floodwaters also affect an auto auction business
  near Highway I-94. This level is the 20 percent chance flood
  meaning that there is a 20 percent chance in any given year of the
  river reaching this level.

&&

LAT...LON 4342 8965 4351 8967 4353 8964 4354 8957
      4349 8945 4347 8957

$$

&&

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 etc..and predicted
future 24 hour basin-average precipitation.

(stages in ft.)        Bank-      Latest         Forecast stages
-               Flood  full      observed        ...for 7 pm...
Location       stage  stage    stage/time       Tue  Wed  Thu  Fri
Baraboo         16.0  14.0  20.13 08 PM 09/26  20.7 19.8 18.6 15.7
Rock Springs    18.5  13.5  21.55 09 PM 09/26  20.4 18.8 16.8 14.6

-                   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
Baraboo         20.14  08 PM 09/26    1.01      20.70 01 PM 09/27
Rock Springs    22.60  12 PM 09/25   -0.91      21.40 01 AM 09/27

Below is predicted precipitation information in 6 hour increments
for the listed sites. This information is updated twice daily-morning
and evening. Precipitation prediction is for 48 hours into the future
from September through February and for 24 hours into the future from
March through August.

Reedsburg: 6 pm-midn  Mon Sep 26  0.00
Reedsburg: midn-6 am  Tue Sep 27  0.00
Reedsburg: 6 am-noon  Tue Sep 27  0.00
Reedsburg: noon-6 pm  Tue Sep 27  0.05

Baraboo: 6 pm-midn  Mon Sep 26  0.00
Baraboo: midn-6 am  Tue Sep 27  0.00
Baraboo: 6 am-noon  Tue Sep 27  0.00
Baraboo: noon-6 pm  Tue Sep 27  0.06

Rock Springs: 6 pm-midn  Mon Sep 26  0.00
Rock Springs: midn-6 am  Tue Sep 27  0.00
Rock Springs: 6 am-noon  Tue Sep 27  0.00
Rock Springs: noon-6 pm  Tue Sep 27  0.05