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WGUS83 KMKX 231606
FLSMKX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Issued by National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1106 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...

  Black Earth Creek At Black Earth affecting Dane County.

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 1115 PM CDT.

&&

WIC025-240415-
/O.EXT.KMKX.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-240624T0600Z/
/BLEW3.1.ER.240623T0315Z.240623T1245Z.240623T1800Z.NO/
1106 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...Black Earth Creek at Black Earth.

* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 5.8 feet, Flooding effects are confined mainly to
  lowland and agricultural land. This level is the 10 percent chance
  flood meaning there is a 10 percent chance in any given year of
  the river reaching this level.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 5.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:00 AM CDT Sunday was 5.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this afternoon and continue falling to 2.3 feet Sunday, June
    30.
  - Flood stage is 5.5 feet.
  - 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    Mon  Tue  Wed  Thu
Black Earth     5.5   5.0   5.79  10 am 6/23  3.4  2.8  2.6  2.4

-                    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
Black Earth     5.93  7 am 6/23         2.58       5.50  1 pm 6/23



&&

LAT...LON 4315 8961 4306 8968 4310 8977 4315 8981
      4319 8974 4316 8969


$$

Bersch