Waterford, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...Root River Canal at Raymond.

* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Floodwaters are in the back yards of a few
homes in the Village of Raymond. Water floods Koerber Park on 6
Mile Road. There is widespread flooding of lowland and
agricultural land.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 10.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:00 AM CDT Saturday was 10.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this afternoon and continue falling to 3.4 feet Friday
evening.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.1 feet on 03/13/2006.
- 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 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed
Raymond         9.0   7.0   10.08 4 am 4/04   8.4  7.4  6.2  5.1

-                    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
Raymond         10.09 3 am 4/04         0.57       9.40  1 am 4/04


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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 4
to 6 ft this morning. Winds becoming west 15 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon.

* WHERE...Nearshore Waters from Sheboygan to Winthrop Harbor IL.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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