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WGUS43 KMKX 230148
FLWMKX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
848 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

...The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan WI has issued
a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Wisconsin...

  South Branch Rock River At Waupun affecting Fond du Lac County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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 Sunday morning at 900 AM CDT.

&&

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848 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...South Branch Rock River at Waupun.

* WHEN...From this evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 7.3 feet, Water reaches the support beams underneath
  the Fond du Lac St bridge and is closed. Gateway Dr. and County
  Park Rd. at the bridge are closed. Floodwaters affect a park, a
  picnic area and roadways in the Waupun area.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 7.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 4.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:00 PM CDT Saturday was 7.4 feet.
  - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
  - Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    7.5 feet on 03/28/1962.
  - 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 5 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun
Waupun          6.0   4.0   7.41  8 pm 6/22   not a forecast point

-                    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
Waupun          7.41  8 pm 6/22         4.82         Not Available


&&

LAT...LON 4362 8886 4370 8881 4367 8868 4363 8864
      4357 8871 4362 8880


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