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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1014 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025

...The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan WI has issued
a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Wisconsin...

  East Branch Pecatonica River Near Blanchardville affecting
  Lafayette County.

  Pecatonica River At Darlington affecting Lafayette County.

.Two to four inches of rain has fallen and will likely cause
flooding on portions of the East Branch of the Pecatonica River and
the Pecatonica River on Saturday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 1015 AM CDT.

&&

WIC065-121515-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FL.W.0007.250712T1132Z-250713T0300Z/
/BCHW3.1.ER.250712T1132Z.250712T1200Z.250712T1500Z.NO/
1014 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO LATE TOMORROW
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...East Branch Pecatonica River near Blanchardville.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning to late tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Floodwaters cover a portion of Highway H
  and floodwaters are into McKellar Park in Blanchardville.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 9.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage to 11.1 feet
    tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.1 feet on 05/25/2024.
  - 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 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed
Blanchardville  11.0  9.0   9.19  9 pm 7/11   9.1  6.2  5.7  5.4

-                    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
Blanchardville  9.19  9 pm 7/11         3.28       11.10 7 am 7/12


&&

LAT...LON 4283 8993 4284 8984 4279 8982 4268 8981
      4268 8991 4279 8991


$$

WIC065-121515-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FL.W.0008.250712T1137Z-250713T0224Z/
/DARW3.1.ER.250712T1137Z.250712T1200Z.250712T1424Z.NO/
1014 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO LATE TOMORROW
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pecatonica River at Darlington.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning to late tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, Floodwaters touch Main Street in
  Darlington. A part of the Lafayette County Fairgrounds has 2 to 3
  feet of water over it.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 6.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage to 13.7 feet
    tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 13.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    13.8 feet on 05/23/2004.
  - 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 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed
Darlington      13.5  10.0  6.54  9 pm 7/11   11.9 5.7  4.2  4.5

-                    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
Darlington      6.54  9 pm 7/11         2.77       13.70 7 am 7/12


&&

LAT...LON 4274 9026 4277 9012 4269 9004 4260 8994
      4255 9001 4259 9009 4260 9011 4267 9022


$$

GEHRING