Monday, March 31, 2008

A Word To The Wet

959 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SUGAR RIVER AT BRODHEAD* FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.*

AT 0915 AM MONDAY...THE STAGE WAS 3.43 FEET.* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.*

FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.8 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING.*

AT 8.0 FEET...FLOODWATERS ARE OVER HIGHWAY T IN ROCK COUNTY. A FLOOD OF THIS LEVEL CAN BE CONSIDERED TO BE BETWEEN A 2 YEAR FLOOD AND A 5 YEAR 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 ETC..AND PREDICTED FUTURE 24 HOUR BASIN-AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.

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