Watches, Warnings & Advisories



One product issued by NWS for: 2 Miles SSE Hartland WI

Flood Warning

Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
441 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 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.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 400 PM CDT.

&&

WIC133-062100-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FL.W.0022.240606T0941Z-240606T2049Z/
/WKEW3.1.ER.240605T1050Z.240605T1130Z.240606T1448Z.NO/
441 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Fox River Lower at Waukesha.

* WHEN...From early this morning to late this afternoon.

* 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 4:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 6.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 4:00 AM CDT Thursday was 6.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late this morning and continue falling to 4.2 feet Wednesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    6.1 feet on 09/18/1972.
  - 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    Fri  Sat  Sun  Mon
Waukesha        6.0   5.0   6.07  4 am 6/06   5.4  5.0  4.8  4.6

-                    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        6.81  6 am 6/05         0.10       6.09  1 am 6/06


&&

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


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