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WGUS43 KMKX 242136
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
436 PM CDT Tue Jun 24 2025

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

  East Branch Pecatonica River Near Blanchardville affecting
  Lafayette 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 late tonight at 445 AM CDT.

&&

WIC065-250945-
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/BCHW3.1.ER.250625T0000Z.250625T0600Z.250625T0824Z.NO/
436 PM CDT Tue Jun 24 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...East Branch Pecatonica River near Blanchardville.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Floodwaters cover a portion of Highway H
  and floodwaters are into McKellar Park in Blanchardville.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this evening
    to 11.2 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall
    below flood stage late tonight to 6.0 feet Thursday evening.
    It will rise to 6.9 feet early Saturday morning. It will then
    fall again and remain below flood stage.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.2 feet on 04/14/2014.
  - 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 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
Blanchardville  11.0  9.0   10.52 4 pm 6/24   8.7  6.0  6.8  6.4

-                    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
Blanchardville  10.52 4 pm 6/24         5.85       11.20 1 am 6/25


&&

LAT...LON 4283 8993 4284 8984 4279 8982 4268 8981
      4268 8991 4279 8991


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WOOD