Fredonia, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Milwaukee River near Cedarburg.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Thiensville: Villa Grove Rd, Thiensville
Village Park, water into yards of homes. Klug Ln, River Rd and
Bonniwell Rd floods and water approaches some homes along N Island
Drive and N Shoreland Parkway in Mequon. The following roads may
flood: Mill St, Green Bay Ave, S Riverside Dr, Hwy Y and Hawthorne
Dr and Blueberry Dr and Hawthorne Dr in the Town of Saukville,
Highway W from Highway 33 and Highway 57 in the Village and Town
of Saukville.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 11.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:00 PM CDT Saturday was 11.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.2
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage early Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.2 feet on 08/29/2018.
- 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 1 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed
Cedarburg       11.0  10.0  11.52 3 pm 4/18   12.2 12.1 11.4 10.5

-                    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
Cedarburg       11.56 1 pm 4/18         0.71       12.20 1 am 4/20


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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...West northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Nearshore Waters from Sheboygan to Winthrop Harbor IL.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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