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River Flood Warning 24, NWS Milwaukee, WI

July 15, 2010Sauk County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood warning at Jul 15, 2010, 7:44 AM CDT for Sauk County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 15, 2010, 3:39 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 15, 2010, 7:44 AM CDT (12:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 15, 2010, 3:39 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 22, 2010, 10:56 AM CDT
In force
7 days
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Flood severity
Minor

County Sauk County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Baraboo River at Rock Springs (RSPW3).

Action stage
13.5 ft
Minor stage
18.5 ft
Moderate stage
21 ft
Major stage
23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jul 15, 3:30 AM CDT, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 3:30 AM CDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
330 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

.SHORT TERM...

A CONTINUOUS FEED OF MOISTURE INTO SOUTHERN WI FUELED STORMS TO
DEVELOP AND REDEVELOP ALONG AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...AFFECTING THE
NORTHERN 3/4 OF THE CWA FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. FLASH FLOODING OCCURRED IN THE HILLS OF THE WI RIVER VALLEY
AND IN THE URBAN AREAS OF WAUKESHA AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES. MORE THAN
4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THESE AREAS OVERNIGHT.

AT 0830Z...THE SFC COLD FRONT WAS DRAPED ACROSS THE WESTERN 2/3 OF
WI.

TODAY AND TONIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MARCH ACROSS THE STATE THIS
MORNING...AND EXIT THE FAR SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE CWA BY MID
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF AS THE
FRONT PROGRESSES EASTWARD...MOST LIKELY CLEARING THE CWA BY MID
AFTERNOON AS WELL.

TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO REBOUND QUITE NICELY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND 925MB TEMPS LINGERING IN THE 22 TO 23 DEGREE
RANGE. HIGHS EXPECTED IN THE MID 80S...COOLER NORTH AND WARMER
SOUTH.

QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE
REGION.

FRIDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

A SFC AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE CLOSED UPPER LOW
OVER ONTARIO WILL CROSS SOUTEHRN WI LATE FRI AFTERNOON INTO SAT
EVENING. MODEL SNDGS SHOW CAPE VALUES IN THE 2000 J/KG RANGE...SO
ADDED SCHC TSRA TO FCST FROM 21Z FRI TO 06Z SAT. NOT A LOT OF
MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...SO CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH AT THIS TIME.

925MB TEMPS WILL BE ON THE RISE ONCE AGAIN...AND THE CWA SHOULD SEE
UPPER 80S ONCE AGAIN. IT WILL NOT BE QUITE AS HUMID AS WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM...

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

IT WILL BE HOT AND HUMID ONCE AGAIN FOR THE WEEKEND. DEWPTS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE 60S AT THIS TIME...SO HEAT INDICES SHOULD STAY BELOW
100. A SHORTWAVE CROSSING THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL BRING THE NEXT
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN WI FROM SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUN EVENING.

MONDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.
LOWER DEWPTS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

&&

.AVIATION...THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL COMPLICATE THE
SURFACE WIND FLOW PATTERN THROUGH DAYBREAK. ONE PERSISTENT BOUNDARY
EXTENDS FROM NORTHEAST CORNER OF ILLINOIS TO JUST SOUTH OF MADISON.
THIS BOUNDARY WILL HELP FOCUS STORMS DUE TO WARM SOUTHWEST WINDS AT
3000 TO 5000 FT AGL. DOWNDRAFTS WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS HAVE AND
WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 KNOT RANGE
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST-NORTH. GIVEN AMPLE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AHEAD
OF COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS WISCONSIN...EXPECT MULTIPLE LAYERS OF
CLOUDS WITH CIGS AND VSBYS CHANGING RAPIDLY WITH PASSAGE OF SHOWERS
AND STORMS. VFR CONDS OUTSIDE OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE
EXPECTED...WITH MVFR TO IFR CONDS WITHIN THE SHOWERS AND STORMS.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...EXPECT DAYTIME HEATING OF MOIST GROUND TO
RESULT IN SCATTERED TO BROKEN CIGS OF 3000 TO 5000 AGL. THESE CLOUDS
WILL DISSIPATE BY SUNDOWN THURSDAY.

&&

.MARINE...HIGHLY VARIABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WINDS THROUGH
MID-MORNING THURSDAY DUE TO PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. THERE
SHOULD BE ISOLATED POCKETS OF FOG AND LOW STRATUS CLOUDS UNTIL ABOUT
7 AM OR SO. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL GENERATE NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. OTHERWISE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO
15 KNOTS WILL SWITCH TO WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 KNOTS BEHIND A
WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN
THURSDAY. DO NOT EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...NONE.
LM...NONE.
&&

SHORT/LONG TERM...13/MRC
AVIATION/MARINE...34/AFK
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 4:37 AM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
437 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-160945-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
437 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON...WITH THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AS A WEAK
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

THERE IS A FLASH FLOODING THREAT THROUGH MID MORNING FOR THE AREA
EAST OF MADISON AS A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...AND AGAIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR STORMS RETURNING TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

LMZ643>646-160945-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
437 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON...WITH THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AS A WEAK
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STORMS RETURNING TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

MRC

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 15, 3:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
300 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0252 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WEST ALLIS              43.01N 88.03W
07/15/2010  E3.00 INCH       MILWAUKEE          WI   AMATEUR RADIO

            EASTBOUND LANES BLOCKED BY WATER...GREENFIELD AVE BETWEEN
            HWY 116 AND HWY 124...RAINFALL ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

&&

SEARS
Local storm report, Jul 15, 3:12 AM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
312 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0252 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WEST ALLIS              43.01N 88.03W
07/15/2010  E3.00 INCH       MILWAUKEE          WI   AMATEUR RADIO

            EASTBOUND LANES BLOCKED BY WATER...GREENFIELD AVE BETWEEN
            116 ST AND 124 ST...RAINFALL ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

&&

SEARS
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 7:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXFond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sheboygan2 hr
Jul 14, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Marquette, Sauk37 min
Jul 14, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXFond du Lac80 min
Jul 14, 7:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXColumbia, Dodge, Ozaukee, Sauk, Washington117 min
Jul 14, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX92 min
Jul 14, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake45 min
Jul 14, 9:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXDane, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Waukesha44 min
Jul 14, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX80 min
Jul 14, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX61 min
Jul 14, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk61 min
Jul 14, 11:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXColumbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk3 hr
Jul 14, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Dane50 min
Jul 14, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake51 min
Jul 14, 11:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXColumbia, Sauk3 hr
Jul 14, 11:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXDodge, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington3 hr
Jul 14, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Sauk52 min
Jul 15, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXFond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington64 min
Jul 15, 12:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX91 min
Jul 15, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Milwaukee, Waukesha52 min
Jul 15, 12:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXJefferson, Milwaukee, Waukesha3 hr
Jul 15, 1:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXColumbia3 hr
Jul 15, 1:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXDane3 hr
Jul 15, 1:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXMilwaukee, Waukesha3 hr
Jul 15, 1:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXMilwaukee5 hr
Jul 15, 1:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchMKXSauk6 hr
Jul 15, 2:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXWaukesha66 hr
Jul 15, 4:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXColumbia57 min
Jul 15, 4:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXMilwaukee, Waukesha3 hr
Jul 15, 7:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSauk10 days
Jul 15, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXColumbia25 hr
Jul 15, 12:08 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX67 min
Jul 15, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXKenosha18 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2010Every river flood warning in 2010

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.