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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1052 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

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

  Baraboo River Near Baraboo affecting Sauk and Columbia 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 this evening at 1100 PM CDT.

&&

WIC021-111-250400-
/O.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-240625T2315Z/
/BABW3.1.ER.240623T0300Z.240624T1400Z.240625T1715Z.NO/
1052 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Baraboo River near Baraboo.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, If Wisconsin River at Portage up to 17
  feet also, water approaches gravel of I-39 off ramp to Cascade Mt
  Rd. There is widespread flooding of agricultural land.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 18.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:00 AM CDT Monday was 18.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 9.9 feet
    Monday, July 01.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    18.5 feet on 03/28/1963.
  - 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    Tue  Wed  Thu  Fri
Baraboo         16.0  14.0  18.37 10 am 6/24  15.9 13.7 12.9 12.3

-                    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
Baraboo         18.55 9 am 6/24         0.23       18.30 1 pm 6/24


&&

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