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River Flood Watch
Issued: 9:23 AM Apr. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...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 && 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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