Shorewood, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast. This is currently near record.

* WHERE...Root River at Franklin.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, The Root River Parkway is flooded. 8 Mile
Rd and 27th St Flooded. Nicholson Rd flooded. A portion of Oakwood
Road is flooded. Yards along the river are flooded. There is
widespread flooding of lowland and agricultural land near the
river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 11.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM CDT Sunday was 11.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow evening and continue falling to 2.5 feet Sunday,
August 17.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.0 feet on 06/08/2008.
- 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    Mon  Tue  Wed  Thu
Franklin        8.0   7.0   11.43 9 pm 8/10   9.2  6.2  4.5  3.6

-                    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
Franklin        11.71 4 pm 8/10         9.49       11.20 1 am 8/11


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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of east central, south central, and southeast
Wisconsin, including the following counties, in east central
Wisconsin, Fond du Lac and Sheboygan. In south central Wisconsin,
Columbia, Dane, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Lafayette, Marquette,
Rock and Sauk. In southeast Wisconsin, Dodge, Jefferson, Kenosha,
Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood
with more heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Slow moving thunderstorms continue across southern Wisconsin
tonight. Flash flooding is possible.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is ongoing.

* WHERE...A portion of southeast Wisconsin, including the following
counties, Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington
and Waukesha.

* WHEN...Until 1000 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 529 PM CDT, Emergency management reported ongoing flooding
impacts in the warned area due to the Saturday night
thunderstorms. Between 8 and 14 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in
the warned area through tonight.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Wauwatosa, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls,
Oak Creek, West Bend, Muskego, Cudahy, Hartford, Whitefish
Bay, Greendale, Pewaukee, Brown Deer and Grafton.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

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