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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
452 AM CDT Tue Apr 1 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 late this morning.this afternoon
at 500 PM CDT.

&&

WIC021-012200-
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/PORW3.1.ER.250401T0720Z.250401T1200Z.250404T0000Z.UU/
452 AM CDT Tue Apr 1 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Wisconsin River at Portage.

* WHEN...From early this morning to early Friday 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 3:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 17.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.7 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 3:30 AM CDT Tuesday was 17.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.1
    feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage
    Thursday 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 7 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
Portage         17.0  12.7  17.02 3 am 4/01   17.1 17.0 16.4 16.2

-                    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         17.03 3 am 4/01         1.85       17.10 1 pm 4/01


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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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PATTERSON