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flood
Green County, WI

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE PECATONICA RIVER AT MARTINTOWN.
* AT 9:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 14.0 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 13.5 FEET...FLOODWATERS AFFECT MARTINTOWN ROAD AND WEST
RIVER ROAD IN THE MARTINTOWN AREA. UPSTREAM IN THE BROWNTOWN
AREA...FLOODWATERS AFFECT HIGHWAY MM AND WEST INDIES ROAD.

&&

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 ETC..AND PREDICTED
FUTURE 24 HOUR BASIN-AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.

(STAGES IN FT.) BANK- LATEST FORECAST STAGES
- FLOOD FULL OBSERVED ...FOR 7 AM...
LOCATION STAGE STAGE STAGE/TIME FRI SAT SUN MON
MARTINTOWN 13.5 9.5 11.90 09 AM 03/11 13.6 14.0 13.8 12.9

- 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
MARTINTOWN 11.90 09 AM 03/11 M 14.00 12 AM 03/13

...BELOW IS PREDICTED 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION INFORMATION...

(MTNW3) 6-HOUR PREDICTED PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS (IN.)
MARTINTOWN: 6 AM-NOON 0.20
MARTINTOWN: NOON-6 PM 0.07
MARTINTOWN: 6 PM-MIDNIGHT 0.01
MARTINTOWN: MIDNIGHT-6 AM 0.00

$$

Rock County, WI

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SUGAR RIVER AT BRODHEAD.
* AT 9:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 6.3 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...THERE IS WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOWLAND AND
AGRICULTURAL LAND. DOWNSTREAM IN THE AVON BOTTOMS AREA OF ROCK
COUNTY...THERE IS FLOODING IN SUGAR RIVER PARK.

$$

Watches

flood
Green County, WI

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE PECATONICA RIVER AT MARTINTOWN
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT 3:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.

$$

Rock County, WI

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE SUGAR RIVER AT BRODHEAD
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 3:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING.

$$

Advisories

dense fog
Marquette County, WI

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

* PATCHY DENSE FOG MAY PERSIST FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO. THE FOG
WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE DENSE FOG.

* THE DENSE FOG WILL LIMIT YOUR VISIBILITY SO SLOW DOWN AND
DRIVE WITH CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

&&

$$

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