Mauston, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO EARLY
MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
record.

* WHERE...Yellow River at Necedah.

* WHEN...From Wednesday evening to early Monday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow evening to a crest of 18.7 feet early Friday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
18.4 feet on 09/25/2016.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Wisconsin River at Castle Rock Dam.

* WHEN...Until late Sunday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:10 AM CDT Tuesday the flow was 37,949.0 cfs.
- Bankfull flow is 20,000.0 cfs.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river flow in the 24 hours
ending at 10:10 AM CDT Tuesday was 38,017.0 cfs.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of
50,000.0 cfs early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall
below flood stage Saturday afternoon.
- Flood flow is 30,000.0 cfs.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
45,647.0 cfs on 04/12/2011.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&