Union Grove, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Root River Canal at Raymond.

* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Water floods Koerber Park on 6 Mile Road.
Flooding of rural land and agricultural land.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 9.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:00 PM CDT Sunday was 10.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 3.3 feet
Sunday, April 12.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.1 feet on 02/19/2011.
- 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    Tue  Wed  Thu  Fri
Raymond         9.0   7.0   9.07  10 pm 4/05  6.6  5.5  4.7  4.0

-                    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         10.43 12 pm 4/04       -1.00       9.00  1 am 4/06


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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO
7 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts to 25 kt,
becoming north Monday night. Waves building to 3 to 6 ft Monday
night.

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

* WHEN...From 4 PM Monday to 7 AM CDT Tuesday.

* 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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