Flood Watch

Locations Affected

Headline

...The Flood Watch is extended for the following rivers in Wisconsin...
Baraboo River At Rock Springs affecting Sauk County.
...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Wisconsin...
Baraboo River Near Baraboo affecting Sauk and Columbia Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 100 PM CDT.
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Full Alert Message

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 449 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026 ...The Flood Watch is extended for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Baraboo River At Rock Springs affecting Sauk County. ...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Wisconsin... Baraboo River Near Baraboo affecting Sauk and Columbia Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 100 PM CDT. && ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...Baraboo River near Baraboo. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon to early Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, If Wisconsin River at Portage up to 17 feet also, water approaches gravel of I-39 off ramp to Cascade Mt Rd. There is widespread flooding of agricultural land. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - 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 Baraboo 16.0 14.0 12.98 4 am 4/04 15.7 17.2 17.6 13.5 - 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 Baraboo 12.98 4 am 4/04 2.47 17.80 1 am 4/07 && LAT...LON 4344 8963 4353 8968 4353 8955 4353 8946 4350 8942 4346 8945 4347 8953