Severe Flood

Flood Warning issued April 16 at 9:56PM CDT until April 18 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Milwaukee, WI Source: NOAA / NWS

Details

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...

Baraboo River Near Baraboo affecting Columbia and Sauk Counties.

Fox River Lower At Waukesha affecting Waukesha County.

Milwaukee River Near Cedarburg affecting Ozaukee County.

Root River At Franklin affecting Milwaukee County.

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

Root River Canal At Raymond affecting Racine County.

Sugar River At Brodhead affecting Green, Winnebago and Rock
Counties.

Turtle Creek Near Clinton affecting Winnebago and Rock Counties.

Rock River At Fort Atkinson affecting Jefferson County.

Rock River At Afton affecting Winnebago and Rock Counties.

Rock River At Jefferson affecting Jefferson County.

Rock River At Watertown affecting Jefferson County.

ROCK RIVER near LEBANON-3 E-HWY MM BRIDGE affecting Dodge County.

Fox River Near Berlin affecting Green Lake County.

Crawfish River At Milford affecting Jefferson County.

Wisconsin River At Wisconsin Dells affecting Columbia and Sauk
Counties.

Wisconsin River At Portage affecting Columbia County.

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

* WHERE...Root River at Franklin.

* WHEN...Until late Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Portions of the Root River Parkway are
flooded. Oakwood Road near S 60th is flooded. Some yards along the
river are flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM CDT Thursday was 9.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tomorrow evening and continue falling to 4.0 feet
Thursday, April 23.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.2 feet on 06/13/1999.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Recommendations

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 Friday morning at 1000 AM CDT.