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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1132 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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

  Black Earth Creek At Black Earth affecting Dane County.

.Heavy rain has ended, but river levels continue to rise at this
time.

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 Sunday morning at 1145 AM CDT.

&&

WIC025-231645-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FL.W.0027.240623T0432Z-240623T1845Z/
/BLEW3.1.ER.240623T0315Z.240623T0600Z.240623T0645Z.NO/
1132 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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

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

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

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

* 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 11:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 5.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 11:00 PM CDT Saturday was 5.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 5.6
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage just after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 5.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    5.7 feet on 07/25/1985.
  - 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    Mon  Tue  Wed  Thu
Black Earth     5.5   5.0   5.54  11 pm 6/22  3.5  2.9  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     5.54  11 pm 6/22        2.42       5.60  1 am 6/23


&&

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


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