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River Flood Warning 8, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood warning at Mar 23, 2011, 10:40 AM CDT for Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Mar 23, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2011, 10:40 AM CDT (15:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2011, 4:17 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Ozaukee County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Milwaukee River near Cedarburg (CEDW3).
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 13 ft
- Major stage
- 14 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04086600, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
503 WGUS43 KMKX 231540 FLWMKX FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1040 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WISCONSIN... MILWAUKEE RIVER NEAR CEDARBURG AFFECTING OZAUKEE COUNTY WIC089-240340- /O.NEW.KMKX.FL.W.0008.110324T0000Z-110325T0600Z/ /CEDW3.1.ER.110324T0000Z.110324T0600Z.110325T0000Z.NO/ 1040 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MILWAUKEE RIVER NEAR CEDARBURG. * AT 10:05 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.1 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...WATER APPROACHES SOME HOMES ALONG KLUG LANE JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY C. AT EQUIVALENT STAGE 2 1/2 MILES DOWNSTREAM...WATER APPROACHES HOMES ALONG ISLAND DRIVE AND SHORELAND PARKWAY IN THE THIENSVILLE AREA. AT EQUIVALENT STAGE ABOUT 7 MILES UPSTREAM IN SAUKVILLE...WATER GOES OVER A LOW SPOT ON HIGHWAY W. && 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 THU FRI SAT SUN CEDARBURG 11.0 10.0 10.74 10 AM 03/23 11.1 10.7 10.1 9.4 - 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 CEDARBURG 10.75 10 AM 03/23 0.79 11.10 01 AM 03/24 ...BELOW IS PREDICTED 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION INFORMATION... (CEDW3) 6-HOUR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS (IN.) CEDARBURG: 7 AM-1 PM 0.08 CEDARBURG: 1 PM-7 PM 0.08 CEDARBURG: 7 PM-1 AM 0.03 CEDARBURG: 1 AM-7 AM 0.00 $$ WIMBERLEY
1 follow-up statement
525 WGUS83 KMKX 232117 FLSMKX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 417 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WISCONSIN... MILWAUKEE RIVER NEAR CEDARBURG AFFECTING OZAUKEE COUNTY WIC089-232147- /O.CAN.KMKX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110325T0600Z/ /CEDW3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 417 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE MILWAUKEE RIVER NEAR CEDARBURG. * AT 3:05 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 10.8 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...WATER APPROACHES SOME HOMES ALONG KLUG LANE JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY C. AT EQUIVALENT STAGE 2 1/2 MILES DOWNSTREAM...WATER APPROACHES HOMES ALONG ISLAND DRIVE AND SHORELAND PARKWAY IN THE THIENSVILLE AREA. AT EQUIVALENT STAGE ABOUT 7 MILES UPSTREAM IN SAUKVILLE...WATER GOES OVER A LOW SPOT ON HIGHWAY W. $$ && 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 THU FRI SAT SUN CEDARBURG 11.0 10.0 10.73 03 PM 03/23 10.8 10.6 10.1 9.3 - 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 CEDARBURG 10.77 12 PM 03/23 0.68 10.80 07 PM 03/23 ...BELOW IS PREDICTED 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION INFORMATION... (CEDW3) 6-HOUR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS (IN.) CEDARBURG: 1 PM-7 PM 0.06 CEDARBURG: 7 PM-1 AM 0.00 CEDARBURG: 1 AM-7 AM 0.00
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 10:43 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Jefferson | 35 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 7 days |
| Mar 23, 4:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 18 days |
| Mar 23, 4:29 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green Lake, Waushara, Winnebago | 4 days |
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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.