Orfordville, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY, MAY 07...

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

* WHERE...Rock River at Afton.

* WHEN...Until Thursday, May 07.

* 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 10:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:00 AM CDT Thursday was 10.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Wednesday evening and continue falling to 8.9 feet Thursday,
May 07.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.2 feet on 03/04/1937.
- 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    Fri  Sat  Sun  Mon
Afton           9.0   8.0   10.22 10 am 4/30  10.1 10.0 9.8  9.6

-                    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
Afton           10.76 6 pm 4/25        -0.12       10.20 1 am 5/01


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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Rock River at Newville.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 6.5 feet, Floodwaters are in the back yards of homes
and businesses near east Mallwood Road Drive in Newville.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 7.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:00 AM CDT Thursday was 7.2 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 6.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
7.1 feet on 10/12/2019.
- 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 5 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun
Newville        6.5   5.5   6.99  10 am 4/30  not a forecast point

-                    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
Newville        7.61  1 pm 4/27        -0.12         Not Available


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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Rock River near Lake Koshkonong.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, In the Town of Lake Koshkonong,
floodwaters affect Vets Lane, Blackhawk Island Road, and Oxbow
Bend Road. There is widespread flooding of roads and docks in the
Town of Koshkonong and Town of Sumner including Vets Lane,
Blackhawk Island Road and Oxbow Bend Road.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:00 AM CDT Thursday was 11.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Tuesday morning and continue falling to 9.4 feet
Thursday, May 07.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.0 feet on 10/15/2019.
- 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 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Fri  Sat  Sun  Mon
Lake Koshkonong 10.0  9.0   10.85 10 am 4/30  10.7 10.5 10.4 10.1

-                    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
Lake Koshkonong 11.42 3 pm 4/24        -0.16       10.80 1 am 5/01


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