Baraboo, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Baraboo River near Baraboo.

* WHEN...From Monday afternoon to early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, If Wisconsin River at Portage up to 17
feet also, water approaches gravel of I-39 off ramp to Cascade Mt
Rd. There is widespread flooding of agricultural land.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 14.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 17.6 feet Tuesday evening.
It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday evening.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.6 feet on 02/27/1985.
- 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    Mon  Tue  Wed  Thu
Baraboo         16.0  14.0  14.69 1 pm 4/05   15.9 17.4 17.3 13.1

-                    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
Baraboo         14.69 1 pm 4/05         0.76       17.60 7 am 4/08


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Baraboo River at Reedsburg.

* WHEN...Until late Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, There is widespread inundation of lowland
in the Reedsburg area. Floodwaters affect West Second Street,
Granite Avenue and South Webb Avenue along the river. Water
affects the concrete deck of the South Webb Avenue bridge.
Floodwaters are into Webb Park and Smith Conservancy. The Public
Works Yard is under 2 to 2.5 feet of water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 14.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:00 PM CDT Sunday was 14.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.4
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Tuesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.0 feet on 07/23/2017.
- 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 1 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Mon  Tue  Wed  Thu
Reedsburg       14.0  12.0  14.27 1 pm 4/05   16.4 14.7 10.3 8.8

-                    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
Reedsburg       14.27 1 pm 4/05         1.45       16.40 7 pm 4/06


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Baraboo River at Rock Springs.

* WHEN...From late tonight to early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Floodwaters are about 1 foot deep in the
baseball diamond in Fireman's Park along Highway DD.  Water is
over portions of Highway DD in Rock Springs.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 13.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 20.2 feet early Tuesday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage late Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 18.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
20.0 feet on 05/05/2018.
- 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    Mon  Tue  Wed  Thu
Rock Springs    18.5  13.5  15.85 1 pm 4/05   19.6 19.8 15.6 12.6

-                    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
Rock Springs    15.85 1 pm 4/05         0.69       20.20 7 am 4/07


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