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WGUS43 KMKX 241616
FLWMKX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1116 AM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

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

  Wisconsin River At Portage affecting Columbia County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 1130 PM CDT.

&&

WIC021-250430-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FL.W.0003.250424T1800Z-250426T0600Z/
/PORW3.1.ER.250424T1800Z.250425T0000Z.250426T0000Z.UU/
1116 AM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wisconsin River at Portage.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, There is general overflow of the river.
  Water is near homes in the Blackhawk Park area of Portage on the
  south side of the river along Old River Road. Floodwaters are over
  West Lake Road and Blackhawk Road in the Blackhawk Park area.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon to a crest of 17.2 feet this evening. It will
    then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    17.1 feet on 05/07/1993.
  - 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    Fri  Sat  Sun  Mon
Portage         17.0  12.7  16.84 9 am 4/24   17.1 16.4 16.1 15.4

-                    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
Portage         16.84 9 am 4/24         1.16       17.20 7 am 4/25


&&

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


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