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River Flood Warning
Issued: 9:22 PM May. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rock River at Afton. * WHEN...Until Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 4:00 PM CDT Saturday was 10.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Thursday morning and continue falling to 8.6 feet Saturday, May 09. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - 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 Sun Mon Tue Wed Afton 9.0 8.0 9.84 4 pm 5/02 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.0 - 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 10.76 6 pm 4/25 -0.23 9.80 1 am 5/03 &&
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