Sauk City, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Baraboo River at Reedsburg.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 14.5 feet, There is general inundation of lowland in
the Reedsburg area. The walking path in Webb Park and Smith
Conservancy is covered with water. The Public Works yard is under
6 to 12 inches of water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 14.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM CDT Monday was 14.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.7
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 14.0 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    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
Reedsburg       14.0  12.0  14.62 9 pm 4/06   14.0 12.4 11.2 10.2

-                    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       14.72 11 am 4/06        0.10       14.70 7 am 4/07


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