Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Janesville, WI ∙ Rock, WI ∙ South Beloit, IL ∙ Beloit, WI ∙ Afton, WI

Headline

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Wisconsin...
Crawfish River At Milford affecting Jefferson County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Wisconsin...Illinois...
ROCK RIVER near LEBANON-3 E-HWY MM BRIDGE affecting Dodge County.
Rock River At Afton affecting Winnebago and Rock Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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 this evening at 730 PM CDT.
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Full Alert Message

Flood Statement National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 732 AM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024 ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Crawfish River At Milford affecting Jefferson County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Wisconsin...Illinois... ROCK RIVER near LEBANON-3 E-HWY MM BRIDGE affecting Dodge County. Rock River At Afton affecting Winnebago and Rock Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. 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 this evening at 730 PM CDT. && ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rock River at Afton. * WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 9.1 feet, Floodwaters affect property of a home on South Christian Road on the east side of the river in the Afton area. There is minor erosional flood damage to lowland and agricultural land in the Afton and Janesville areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:00 AM CDT Saturday was 9.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Tuesday evening and continue falling to 8.4 feet Friday evening. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.6 feet on 03/14/1985. - 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 Sun Mon Tue Wed Afton 9.0 8.0 9.56 7 am 7/13 9.4 9.2 9.0 8.9 - 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 Afton 9.86 6 pm 7/06 -0.08 9.60 7 am 7/13 && LAT...LON 4274 8910 4274 8903 4265 8899 4247 8902 4248 8910 4261 8909

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