Watches, Warnings & Advisories



One product issued by NWS for: Roscoe IL

Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
441 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...Illinois...

  Rock River At Afton affecting Rock and Winnebago Counties.

  ROCK RIVER near LEBANON-3 E-HWY MM BRIDGE affecting Dodge County.

  Rock River At Jefferson affecting Jefferson County.

  Crawfish River At Milford affecting Jefferson County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 afternoon at 445 PM CDT.

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441 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Rock River at Afton.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 10.1 feet, Floodwaters affect the property of a home
  on South Christian Road on the east side of the river in the Afton
  area. Minor erosional flood damage occurs to lowland and
  agricultural land adjacent to the river the Afton and Janesville
  areas. This level is the 20 percent chance flood meaning that
  there is a 20 percent chance in any given year of the river
  reaching this level.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 4:00 AM CDT Thursday was 9.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to 9.8 feet early
    Monday morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    9.8 feet on 04/11/1982.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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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    Fri  Sat  Sun  Mon
Afton           9.0   8.0   9.15  4 am 6/06   9.3  9.5  9.7  9.8

-                    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           9.23  3 pm 6/05         0.14       9.80  7 pm 6/12


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LAT...LON 4274 8910 4274 8903 4265 8899 4247 8902
      4248 8910 4261 8909


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