Janesville, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

* WHERE...Rock River at Afton.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning until further notice.

* 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 3:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 8.2 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- 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    Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun
Afton           9.0   8.0   8.15  3 am 4/15   8.3  8.6  9.0  9.4

-                    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           8.15  3 am 4/15         0.67       9.90  7 pm 4/21


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