Sheboygan Falls, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sheboygan River at Sheboygan.

* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, About 3 miles west of Sheboygan Airport,
Woodland Road between Rio Road and Willow Road is closed. A
section of Alpine Road near the Sheboygan Airport is closed. There
is flooding in parts of River Park in Sheboygan Falls and
Esslingen Park in Sheboygan.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 7.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning to a crest of 9.2 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.2 feet on 04/16/1993.
- 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    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
Sheboygan       8.0   6.0   7.88  10 am 4/14  9.0  8.2  7.0  5.9

-                    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
Sheboygan       7.89  9 am 4/14         2.89       9.20  1 am 4/15


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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Dense fog will reduce visibility to 1 NM or less.

* WHERE...Northern Two Thirds of the Open Waters of Lake
Michigan, Nearshore Waters from Sheboygan to Winthrop Harbor
IL, Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake, Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to
Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake, Lake Michigan
from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake, and
Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5NM offshore to
Mid lake.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Low visibility will make navigation difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.

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