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LaCrosse - WI, US, National Weather Service

Kickapoo River at Viola

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING... WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. WHERE...Kickapoo River at Viola. WHEN...From Saturday morning to early Monday morning. IMPACTS...At 14.5 feet, Two roads north of Viola may be under water. Water may be over Highway 131, 3 miles north of Viola, near Ski Hill Road, and also over Simmons Flat Road about a mile north of town. ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 12.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 14.5 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.6 feet on 04/15/2014. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

...The National Weather Service in La Crosse WI has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Kickapoo River at Readstown affecting Vernon County. Kickapoo River at Viola affecting Richland and Vernon Counties. .Heavy rain in the Kickapoo River Basin will lead to a few gages along the river reaching Minor flood stage Saturday morning. Rainfall of 2 to 4 inches has already fallen with another inch possible through the overnight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional river and weather information is available at www.weather.gov/lacrosse. The next statement will be issued Saturday afternoon by 300 PM CDT.