Waterford, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Root River Canal at Raymond.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 9.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:00 PM CDT Friday was 9.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 3.4 feet Friday,
April 10.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.6 feet on 03/05/1976.
- 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    Sat  Sun  Mon  Tue
Raymond         9.0   7.0   9.64  3 pm 4/03   9.1  7.5  6.3  5.2

-                    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         9.66  1 pm 4/03         3.60       9.70  1 pm 4/03


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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...For tonight into Saturday morning, northeast winds 15 to
20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 4 to 6 ft expected. For
Saturday afternoon and onwards, west winds 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 27 kt and waves 4 ft or less.

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

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 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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