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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
427 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 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 this afternoon at 430 PM CDT.

&&

WIC133-172130-
/O.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250819T1800Z/
/WKEW3.2.ER.250810T0429Z.250811T2315Z.250819T1200Z.NR/
427 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025

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

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

* WHERE...Fox River Lower at Waukesha.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 6.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 3:00 AM CDT Sunday was 6.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 6.2
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    6.2 feet on 04/24/1999.
  - 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 7 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Mon  Tue  Wed  Thu
Waukesha        6.0   5.0   6.02  3 am 8/17   6.2  6.0  5.7  5.3

-                    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        -0.48       6.20  7 pm 8/18


&&

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


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