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Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
825 WGUS83 KMKX 220327 FLSMKX Flood Statement National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1027 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Wisconsin...Illinois... Rock River At Afton affecting Rock and Winnebago Counties. .Additional off and on heavy rainfall expected overnight through Saturday evening will allow the river to rise into minor flood stage once again. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 1030 AM CDT. && ILC201-WIC105-221530- /O.EXT.KMKX.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /AFTW3.1.ER.240623T0900Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1027 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rock River at Afton. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 9.1 feet, Floodwaters affect property of a home on South Christian Road on the east side of the river in the Afton area. There is minor erosional flood damage to lowland and agricultural land in the Afton and Janesville areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 8.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Sunday morning and continue rising. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.3 feet on 05/02/1921. - 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 am... Location stage stage stage/time Sun Mon Tue Wed Afton 9.0 8.0 8.94 9 pm 6/21 8.9 9.3 9.2 9.0 - 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 9.45 12 am 6/15 -0.28 9.30 7 am 6/24 && LAT...LON 4274 8910 4274 8903 4265 8899 4247 8902 4248 8910 4261 8909 $$ SHEPPARD