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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
955 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in
duration for the following rivers in Wisconsin...

  Wisconsin River At Portage affecting Columbia County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1000 PM CDT.

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955 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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

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

* WHERE...Wisconsin River at Portage.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, In the Blackhawk Park area in the Town of
  Caledonia, Old River Road is closed with water over it. West Lane
  Road in the Long Lake area is closed with about 4 feet of water
  over it in places. County Highway V and Oak Knoll Road in the Town
  of Dekorra have water up to the edge of the pavement. A few homes
  in the Town of Dekorra area near the river have water in the first
  floor and there is also flooding of outbuildings and yards.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 17.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.7 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 AM CDT Thursday was 17.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage to 16.4 feet
    this evening. It will then rise above flood stage tomorrow
    morning to 17.1 feet. It will then rise to 17.2 feet early
    Saturday afternoon. It will fall below flood stage again
    Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    17.4 feet on 04/28/2018.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4361 8966 4358 8940 4353 8934 4345 8938
      4338 8947 4343 8960 4349 8952 4352 8958
      4353 8969


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