Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
577 WGUS83 KMKX 222046 FLSMKX Flood Statement National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 346 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 late tonight at 400 AM CDT. && WIC111-230900- /O.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0012.240523T0036Z-240524T1444Z/ /RBGW3.1.ER.240523T0036Z.240523T1200Z.240524T0843Z.NO/ 346 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Baraboo River at Reedsburg. * WHEN...From this evening to late Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Floodwaters affect Granite Avenue and South Webb Avenue along the river. 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 12-18 inches of water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 15.5 feet tomorrow morning. 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 15.5 feet on 03/15/2019. - 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 Thu Fri Sat Sun Reedsburg 14.0 12.0 12.39 3 pm 5/22 15.5 12.3 9.2 8.3 - 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 12.39 3 pm 5/22 3.63 15.50 1 pm 5/23 && LAT...LON 4354 9011 4358 9004 4355 8996 4352 8991 4348 8998 4352 9006 $$ HEEREN