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Milwaukee/Sullivan - WI, US, National Weather Service

Wisconsin River at Portage

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING TO LATE FRIDAY MORNING... ...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH... WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. WHERE...Wisconsin River at Portage. WHEN...From Monday morning to late Friday morning. IMPACTS...At 18.5 feet, Floodwaters affect River Shores Road about 3 miles upstream of Portage in the Town of Lewiston and River Oaks Road about 7 miles downstream of Portage in the Town of Dekorra in Columbia County. Water over Levee Rd and Tritz Rd. There is widespread flooding of roads in the Blackhawk Park Area including West Lake Road...Blackhawk Road and Wood Street. The Blackhawk Park area is on the south side of the river about 3 miles south of Portage. ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 18.3 feet early Wednesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.3 feet on 05/22/2017. - 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 Tue Wed Thu Fri Portage 17.0 12.7 15.25 11 am 4/05 17.8 18.3 18.1 17.1 - 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 16.05 11 am 3/30 0.00 18.30 7 pm 4/08 &&

...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 Monday morning at 1100 AM CDT.