Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Headline

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in Wisconsin...
Baraboo River Near Baraboo affecting Sauk and Columbia Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 late tonight at 430 AM CDT.
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Full Alert Message

Flood Statement National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 422 PM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026 ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in Wisconsin... Baraboo River Near Baraboo affecting Sauk and Columbia Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 late tonight at 430 AM CDT. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Baraboo River near Baraboo. * WHEN...From Sunday evening to Wednesday evening. * 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 3:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 14.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow evening to a crest of 18.1 feet early Tuesday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.1 feet on 08/13/1980. - 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 pm... Location stage stage stage/time Sun Mon Tue Wed Baraboo 16.0 14.0 14.12 3 pm 4/04 16.0 17.6 18.0 14.8 - 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 14.19 4 pm 4/04 2.64 18.10 1 pm 4/07 && LAT...LON 4344 8963 4353 8968 4353 8955 4353 8946 4350 8942 4346 8945 4347 8953