Baraboo, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flood stage is likely and moderate flood stage is
possible.

* WHERE...Wisconsin River at Wisconsin Dells.

* WHEN...From Wednesday evening to Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 17.6 feet, Floodwaters affect cabins and trailers
southeast of Wisconsin Dells along Levee Road, Van Hoosen Road,
Indian Trail Parkway, Ingebretson Road and Norway Road.  Water
from the Wisconsin River backs into Hulburt Creek causing
floodwaters to affect the backyards of some businesses in downtown
Wisconsin Dells near Highway 13.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 13.8 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 16.0 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 7 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
Wisconsin Dells 16.0  13.0  13.79 3 pm 4/14   16.0 17.4 17.3 15.5

-                    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
Wisconsin Dells 13.79 3 pm 4/14         3.90       17.40 7 am 4/17


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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 109 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

FOND DU LAC           SHEBOYGAN

IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN

COLUMBIA              DANE                  GREEN
GREEN LAKE            IOWA                  LAFAYETTE
MARQUETTE             ROCK                  SAUK

IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN

DODGE                 JEFFERSON             KENOSHA
MILWAUKEE             OZAUKEE               RACINE
WALWORTH              WASHINGTON            WAUKESHA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARGYLE, BARABOO, BARNEVELD,
BEAVER DAM, BELMONT, BELOIT, BENTON, BERLIN, BLANCHARDVILLE,
BRODHEAD, BROOKFIELD, CEDARBURG, COLUMBUS, DARLINGTON, DELAVAN,
DODGEVILLE, EAST TROY, ELKHORN, ENDEAVOR, FOND DU LAC,
FORT ATKINSON, GERMANTOWN, GRAFTON, HARTFORD, HOWARDS GROVE,
JANESVILLE, JEFFERSON, KENOSHA, LAKE GENEVA, LAKE WISCONSIN,
LODI, MADISON, MARKESAN, MAYVILLE, MENOMONEE FALLS, MEQUON,
MILWAUKEE, MINERAL POINT, MONROE, MONTELLO, MUSKEGO, NESHKORO,
NEW BERLIN, OOSTBURG, OXFORD, PLYMOUTH, PORTAGE, PRAIRIE DU SAC,
PRINCETON, RACINE, REEDSBURG, SAUK CITY, SHEBOYGAN FALLS,
SHULLSBURG, WATERTOWN, WAUKESHA, WAUPUN, WEST BEND, WESTFIELD,
AND WHITEWATER.