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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
328 PM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...

  Fox River Lower At Waukesha affecting Waukesha County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 330 AM CDT.

&&

WIC133-170830-
/O.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250817T1800Z/
/WKEW3.1.ER.250810T0429Z.250811T2315Z.250817T1200Z.NO/
328 PM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025

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

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

* WHERE...Fox River Lower at Waukesha.

* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, There is minor lowland flooding in the
  Waukesha area.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 6.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 2:00 PM CDT Saturday was 6.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    tomorrow morning and continue falling to 4.3 feet Saturday,
    August 23.
  - Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    6.3 feet on 06/23/2010.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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    Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed
Waukesha        6.0   5.0   6.24  2 pm 8/16   5.9  5.5  5.1  4.9

-                    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
Waukesha        8.58  6 pm 8/11        -0.55       6.30  1 pm 8/16


&&

LAT...LON 4304 8824 4303 8818 4300 8821 4295 8825
      4297 8829 4302 8826


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MRC