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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1058 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...

  Wisconsin River At Portage affecting Columbia County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1100 PM CDT.

&&

WIC021-250400-
/O.EXT.KMKX.FL.W.0033.240624T1558Z-240628T0000Z/
/PORW3.1.ER.240624T1430Z.240626T1800Z.240627T1800Z.UU/
1058 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO THURSDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wisconsin River at Portage.

* WHEN...From this morning to Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, In the Blackhawk Park area in the Town of
  Caledonia, Old River Road is closed with water over it. West Lane
  Road in the Long Lake area is closed with about 4 feet of water
  over it in places. County Highway V and Oak Knoll Road in the Town
  of Dekorra have water up to the edge of the pavement. A few homes
  in the Town of Dekorra area near the river have water in the first
  floor and there is also flooding of outbuildings and yards.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 17.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.7 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 AM CDT Monday was 17.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.7
    feet early Wednesday afternoon. It will then fall below flood
    stage early Thursday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    17.7 feet on 03/28/2019.
  - 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    Tue  Wed  Thu  Fri
Portage         17.0  12.7  17.00 9 am 6/24   17.4 17.7 17.0 16.0

-                    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         17.0  9 am 6/24         1.94       17.70 1 pm 6/26


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


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