Grafton, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Milwaukee River near Cedarburg.

* WHEN...Until late this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Water approaches some homes along Klug
Lane just south of Highway C. At equivalent stage 2 1/2 miles
downstream, water approaches homes along Island Drive and
Shoreland Parkway in the Mequon area.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.1
feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late
this morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.1 feet on 03/15/2007.
- 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
Cedarburg       11.0  10.0  10.98 4 am 8/14   9.9  8.7  7.8  7.3

-                    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       12.88 7 pm 8/11        -1.10       11.30 1 am 8/14


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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Cedar Creek at Cedarburg.

* WHEN...Until late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Water is into Cedar Creek Park in
Cedarburg.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:00 AM CDT Thursday was 10.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this morning and continue falling to 6.3 feet Wednesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.3 feet on 06/19/1996.
- 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
Cedarburg       10.0  9.0   10.24 4 am 8/14   8.9  7.8  7.1  6.6

-                    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
Cedarburg       11.03 2 pm 8/12        -0.55       10.30 1 am 8/14


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