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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
405 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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

  Rock River At Afton affecting Winnebago and Rock Counties.

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 late tonight at 415 AM CDT.

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405 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rock River at Afton.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 10.1 feet, Floodwaters affect the property of a home
  on South Christian Road on the east side of the river in the Afton
  area. Minor erosional flood damage occurs to lowland and
  agricultural land adjacent to the river the Afton and Janesville
  areas. This level is the 20 percent chance flood meaning that
  there is a 20 percent chance in any given year of the river
  reaching this level.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 8.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this evening and continue rising to a crest of 9.7 feet
    tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    9.7 feet on 04/11/1922.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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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    Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed
Afton           9.0   8.0   8.90  3 pm 6/22   9.6  9.7  9.5  9.4

-                    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
Afton           9.38  5 pm 6/15        -0.06       9.70  7 pm 6/24


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