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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
528 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

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

  Rock River At Jefferson affecting Jefferson County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 530 PM CDT.

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528 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rock River at Jefferson.

* WHEN...From early this morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 11.3 feet, Floodwaters affect low lying areas of
  residential and business property in Jefferson. Water approaches
  the intersection of Highway 26 (Main St) and County Road N (E Dane
  St). S Center Ave near the river flooded and Riverview Drive near
  the wastewater plant flooded. Park is flooded. The retention pond
  at S Main St and E Dane St is full.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 9.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tonight and continue rising to a crest of 10.7 feet
    Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    10.6 feet on 10/13/2018.
  - 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 7 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
Jefferson       10.0  8.0   9.44  5 am 6/25   10.1 10.5 10.7 10.7

-                    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
Jefferson       9.46  4 am 6/25         0.24       10.70 1 am 6/30


&&

LAT...LON 4304 8886 4304 8876 4300 8876 4297 8878
      4297 8887 4301 8887


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GEHRING