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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1004 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...

  Crawfish River At Milford affecting Jefferson 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 1015 PM CDT.

&&

WIC055-150315-
/O.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-240615T1200Z/
/MILW3.1.ER.240605T1530Z.240609T0715Z.240615T0000Z.NO/
1004 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Crawfish River at Milford.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, There is widespread flooding of lowland and
  agricultural land. There is widespread flooding of roads in
  Riverbend Campground about 5 miles upstream of Milford.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 7.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:45 AM CDT Friday was 7.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this evening and continue falling to 4.4 feet Friday, June
    21.
  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    7.1 feet on 03/17/1990.
  - 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    Sat  Sun  Mon  Tue
Milford         7.0   5.0   7.10  8 am 6/14   6.8  6.4  6.0  5.6

-                    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
Milford         8.05  4 am 6/09        -0.22       7.10  1 pm 6/14


&&

LAT...LON 4317 8897 4317 8878 4310 8880 4302 8882
      4302 8893 4310 8893


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