Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1034 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

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

  Sugar River At Brodhead affecting Green, Rock and Winnebago
  Counties.

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 this evening at 1045 PM CDT.

&&

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1034 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Near minor flooding is currently forecast.

* WHERE...Sugar River at Brodhead.

* WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 5.0 feet, Some roads become flooded about 6 miles
  downstream in Avon Township in Rock County. In the Avon Bottoms
  area of Rock County, some minor flooding develops in Sugar River
  Park, including the boat ramp.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 4.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 4.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 4.9
    feet just after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    4.9 feet on 04/06/2007.
  - 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    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
Brodhead        5.0   4.5   4.57  10 am 6/25  4.8  4.5  3.5  2.8

-                    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
Brodhead        4.82  4 pm 6/23         0.10       4.90  7 am 6/26


&&

LAT...LON 4263 8944 4266 8937 4257 8932 4248 8919
      4241 8921 4249 8938


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