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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1001 AM CDT Tue Apr 1 2025
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...
Wisconsin River At Portage affecting Columbia County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 1015 PM CDT.
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WIC021-020315-
/O.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250404T0600Z/
/PORW3.1.ER.250401T0720Z.250402T0000Z.250404T0730Z.UU/
1001 AM CDT Tue Apr 1 2025
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wisconsin River at Portage.
* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, In the Blackhawk Park area in the Town of
Caledonia, Old River Road is closed with water over it. West Lane
Road in the Long Lake area is closed with about 4 feet of water
over it in places. County Highway V and Oak Knoll Road in the Town
of Dekorra have water up to the edge of the pavement. A few homes
in the Town of Dekorra area near the river have water in the first
floor and there is also flooding of outbuildings and yards.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 17.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 AM CDT Tuesday was 17.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 17.3 feet early Thursday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday
morning to 16.4 feet early Sunday morning. It will rise to
16.5 feet Monday morning. It will then fall again and remain
below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.4 feet on 04/28/2018.
- 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 Wed Thu Fri Sat
Portage 17.0 12.7 17.20 9 am 4/01 17.3 17.2 16.7 16.4
- 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
Portage 17.2 9 am 4/01 1.20 17.30 1 am 4/03
&&
LAT...LON 4361 8966 4358 8940 4353 8934 4345 8938
4338 8947 4343 8960 4349 8952 4352 8958
4353 8969
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HEEREN