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Flood Warning Details

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1102 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WISCONSIN...
MILWAUKEE RIVER NEAR CEDARBURG AFFECTING OZAUKEE COUNTY
PECATONICA RIVER AT MARTINTOWN AFFECTING GREEN COUNTY
ROOT RIVER CANAL AT RAYMOND AFFECTING RACINE COUNTY
SUGAR RIVER AT BRODHEAD AFFECTING GREEN AND ROCK COUNTIES
CEDAR CREEK AT CEDARBURG AFFECTING OZAUKEE COUNTY
FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER AFFECTING LAKE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES
ROCK RIVER AT AFTON AFFECTING ROCK COUNTY
SHEBOYGAN RIVER AT SHEBOYGAN AFFECTING SHEBOYGAN COUNTY
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1102 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CEDAR CREEK AT CEDARBURG
.. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
.. AT 10AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET
.. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
.. FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET
.. FORECAST...CREST FORECASTS ARE NOT ISSUED FOR THIS LOCATION. THE
WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.
.. AT 10.6 FEET...WATER IS WELL INTO CEDARBURG PARK IN THE CITY OF
CEDARBURG AND SOME HOMES ARE AFFECTED BY FLOODWATERS. THIS LEVEL IS
CONSIDERED TO BE ABOUT A 5 YEAR FLOOD.

1102 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER.
.. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.. AT 1045 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.7 FEET.
.. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
.. FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
.. FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.1 FEET BY
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
.. AT 12.8 FEET...THERE IS WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF HOMES IN LOW LYING
AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER IN THE WHEATLAND...SILVER LAKE AND
SALEM AREAS. SOME FAMILIES EVACUATE THEIR HOMES. SOME COUNTY
ROADS ARE CLOSED.

1102 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MILWAUKEE RIVER NEAR CEDARBURG.
.. UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.. AT 1010 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET.
.. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
.. FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
.. FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.9 FEET BY
TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY
EARLY AFTERNOON.
.. AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODWATERS SPREAD INTO THE BACK YARDS OF HOMES IN
THE THIENSVILLE AREA.

1102 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PECATONICA RIVER AT MARTINTOWN.
.. UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.. AT 1000 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET.
.. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
.. FLOOD STAGE IS 13.5 FEET.
.. FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.5 FEET BY
TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY
BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
.. AT 16.2 FEET...THIS LEVEL IS ABOUT A 2 YEAR FLOOD.

1102 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCK RIVER AT AFTON.
.. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.. AT 1015 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET.
.. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
.. FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
.. FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.1 FEET BY
SUNDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
.. AT 11.1 FEET...THIS LEVEL IS ABOUT A 10 YEAR FLOOD. FLOODWATERS
AFFECT RIVERSIDE PARK AND SOUTH RIVER ROAD IN JANESVILLE AND THERE
IS WIDESPREAD LOWLAND FLOODING IN THE AFTON AREA.

1102 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROOT RIVER CANAL AT RAYMOND.
.. UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.. AT 1015 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET.
.. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
.. FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
.. AT 9.9 FEET...A STAGE OF 9.9 FEET CAN BE CONSIDERED TO BE ABOUT A 5
YEAR FLOOD

1102 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SHEBOYGAN RIVER AT SHEBOYGAN.
.. UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.. AT 1045 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET.
.. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
.. FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
.. AT 8.0 FEET...WATER NEARS A ROAD IN KIWANIS PARK IN SHEBOYGAN

1102 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SUGAR RIVER AT BRODHEAD.
.. UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.. AT 1015 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.7 FEET.
.. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
.. FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
.. FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 6.8 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EARLY
AFTERNOON.
.. AT 6.5 FEET...THERE IS WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOWLAND AND
AGRICULTURAL LAND. DOWNSTREAM IN THE AVON BOTTOMS AREA OF ROCK
COUNTY...THERE IS FLOODING IN SUGAR RIVER PARK.

Delivered by DTN Meteorlogix TUE Mar 10 2009 11:03AM EDT

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