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WGUS43 KMKX 251325
FLWMKX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
825 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan WI has issued
a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Wisconsin...

  Fox River Lower At Waukesha affecting Waukesha County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Even 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock you off your feet
and a depth of 2 feet will float your car. Never try to walk, swim,
or drive through such swift water. If you come upon flood waters,
stop, turn around and go another way.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 700 PM CDT.

&&

WIC133-260000-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FL.W.0037.240625T1800Z-240626T0000Z/
/WKEW3.1.ER.240625T1800Z.240625T1800Z.240625T1800Z.NO/
825 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Fox River Lower at Waukesha.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, There is minor lowland flooding in the
  Waukesha area. This level is about the 50 percent flood meaning
  there is a 50 percent chance in any given year of the river
  reaching this level.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 6.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 6.0
    feet this afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    6.0 feet on 04/04/1983.
  - 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 7 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
Waukesha        6.0   5.0   5.95  7 am 6/25   5.6  5.0  4.7  4.5

-                    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
Waukesha        5.95  7 am 6/25         1.30       6.00  1 pm 6/25


&&

LAT...LON 4304 8824 4304 8817 4300 8821 4297 8823
      4300 8832 4302 8826


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