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River Flood Statement 34, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood statement at Apr 10, 2008, 9:59 PM CDT for Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2008, 9:59 PM CDT (02:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2008, 9:59 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
County Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS43 KMKX 110259 FLWMKX FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 959 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN WISCONSIN... FOX RIVER AT WAUKESHA AFFECTING WAUKESHA COUNTY WIC133-110859- /O.NEW.KMKX.FL.S.0034.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WKEW3.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 959 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 * FROM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE * AT 930 PM THURSDAY...THE STAGE WAS 5.87 FEET * THE RIVER IS RISING TO FLOOD STAGE * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET * CREST FORECASTS ARE NOT ISSUED FOR THIS LOCATION. THE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE. * AT 5.8 FEET...THIS LEVEL IS ABOUT A 2 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. (STAGES IN FT.) BANK- LATEST - FLOOD FULL OBSERVED LOCATION STAGE STAGE STAGE/TIME WAUKESHA 6.0 5.0 5.87 09 PM 04/10 - 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 WAUKESHA 5.89 09 PM 04/10 0.90 ..NOT AVAILABLE.. ...BELOW IS PREDICTED PRECIPITATION INFORMATION FOR THE LISTED SITES... (FRKW3) 6-HOUR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS (IN.) WAUKESHA: 7 PM-1 AM 0.35 WAUKESHA: 1 AM-7 AM 0.14 WAUKESHA: 7 AM-1 PM 0.05 WAUKESHA: 1 PM-7 PM 0.00 $$ GD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 8:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 11 days |
| Apr 10, 9:35 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Milwaukee | 9 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:44 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 8 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:44 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 72 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 22 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Racine | 3 days |
| Apr 11, 12:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 5 days |
| Apr 11, 12:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Waushara, Winnebago | 27 days |
| Apr 11, 12:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green | 8 days |
| Apr 11, 5:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 35 hr |
| Apr 11, 5:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 30 hr |
| Apr 11, 5:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sheboygan | 11 hr |
| Apr 11, 5:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 53 hr |
| Apr 11, 5:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 12 days |
| Apr 11, 7:05 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 11, 10:29 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Sauk | 12 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.