Columbus, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

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

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

* WHERE...Wisconsin River at Portage.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, In the Blackhawk Park area in the Town of
Caledonia, Old River Road is closed with water over it. West Lane
Road in the Long Lake area is closed with about 4 feet of water
over it in places. County Highway V and Oak Knoll Dr in the Town
of Dekorra have water up to the edge of the pavement. A few homes
in the Town of Dekorra area near the river have water in the first
floor and there is also flooding of outbuildings and yards.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:07 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 17.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:07 PM CDT Tuesday was 17.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 13.2 feet Tuesday,
April 14.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.7 feet on 03/28/2019.
- 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 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun
Portage         17.0  12.7  17.71 3 pm 4/07   16.7 16.5 16.0 15.3

-                    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
Portage         17.71 3 pm 4/07         0.04       17.70 1 am 4/08


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...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO TOMORROW
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

* WHERE...Baraboo River near Baraboo.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, The effects of flooding at this level are
confined mainly to agricultural land.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.8 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached early tomorrow
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 16.0 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 1 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun
Baraboo         16.0  14.0  15.79 10 pm 4/07  15.7 13.8 12.4 11.5

-                    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
Baraboo         15.83 9 pm 4/07         0.90       16.00 1 pm 4/08


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