Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flood Watches in 2013
Flood Watch 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flood watch at Apr 8, 2013, 3:15 PM CDT for 20 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 9, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2013, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2013, 3:29 AM CDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 157 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 859 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
334 WGUS63 KMKX 082015 FFAMKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 315 PM CDT MON APR 8 2013 ...RISING RIVERS AND FLOODING EXPECTED THIS WEEK... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF MODERATE RAINFALL AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO A STRONG STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS IOWA AND ILLINOIS. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL STREAM NORTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES FORECAST. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE ONE HALF TO EIGHT TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN THAT OCCURRED MONDAY MORNING. RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING ABOVE NORMAL FLOWS TO DUE THE SNOW MELT AND SOME OF THE GROUND REMAINING FROZEN. THUS...MANY RIVERS WILL REACH BANKFULL AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE WITH SOME REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. PERSONS LIVING NEAR RIVERS THAT TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE FLOODING EACH SPRING...SHOULD MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF RIVER LEVELS THIS WEEK. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-090415- /O.NEW.KMKX.FA.A.0002.130409T1700Z-130412T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 315 PM CDT MON APR 8 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...COLUMBIA...DANE... GREEN...GREEN LAKE...IOWA...LAFAYETTE...MARQUETTE...ROCK AND SAUK. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DODGE...JEFFERSON...KENOSHA... MILWAUKEE...OZAUKEE...RACINE...WALWORTH...WASHINGTON AND WAUKESHA. * FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES FORECAST ON TOP OF SATURATED SOIL OR FROZEN GROUND. * RUNOFF OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MANY RIVERS TO REACH BANKFULL AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE WITH SOME REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MG/DDV
9 follow-up statements
650 WGUS63 KMKX 090818 FFAMKX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 318 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...RISING RIVERS AND FLOODING EXPECTED THIS WEEK... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF MODERATE RAINFALL AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO A STRONG STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS IOWA AND ILLINOIS. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL STREAM NORTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES FORECAST. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE ONE HALF TO EIGHT TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN THAT OCCURRED MONDAY MORNING. RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING ABOVE NORMAL FLOWS TO DUE THE SNOW MELT AND SOME OF THE GROUND REMAINING FROZEN. THUS...MANY RIVERS WILL REACH BANKFULL AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE WITH SOME REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. PERSONS LIVING NEAR RIVERS THAT TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE FLOODING EACH SPRING...SHOULD MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF RIVER LEVELS THIS WEEK. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-091630- /O.CON.KMKX.FA.A.0002.130409T1700Z-130412T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 318 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...COLUMBIA...DANE...GREEN...GREEN LAKE... IOWA...LAFAYETTE...MARQUETTE...ROCK AND SAUK. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DODGE...JEFFERSON...KENOSHA...MILWAUKEE... OZAUKEE...RACINE...WALWORTH...WASHINGTON AND WAUKESHA. * FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES FORECAST ON TOP OF SATURATED SOIL OR FROZEN GROUND. * RUNOFF OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MANY RIVERS TO REACH BANKFULL AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE WITH SOME REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
429 WGUS63 KMKX 091620 FFAMKX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1120 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...RISING RIVERS AND FLOODING EXPECTED THIS WEEK... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF MODERATE RAINFALL...AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...ARE EXPECTED FROM TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...DUE TO A STRONG STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS IOWA AND ILLINOIS. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL STREAM NORTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES FORECAST. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE ONE HALF TO EIGHT TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN THAT OCCURRED MONDAY MORNING. RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING ABOVE NORMAL FLOWS...DUE TO THE SNOW MELT AND SOME OF THE GROUND REMAINING FROZEN. THUS...MANY RIVERS WILL REACH BANKFULL AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE...WITH SOME REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. PERSONS LIVING NEAR RIVERS THAT TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE FLOODING EACH SPRING SHOULD MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF RIVER LEVELS THIS WEEK. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-100030- /O.CON.KMKX.FA.A.0002.130409T1700Z-130412T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 1120 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...COLUMBIA...DANE...GREEN...GREEN LAKE... IOWA...LAFAYETTE...MARQUETTE...ROCK AND SAUK. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DODGE...JEFFERSON...KENOSHA...MILWAUKEE... OZAUKEE...RACINE...WALWORTH...WASHINGTON AND WAUKESHA. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES FORECAST ON TOP OF SATURATED SOIL OR FROZEN GROUND. * RUNOFF OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MANY RIVERS TO REACH BANKFULL AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE...WITH SOME REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ WOOD/MG
000 WGUS63 KMKX 092034 FFAMKX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 334 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...RISING RIVERS AND FLOODING EXPECTED THIS WEEK... .SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...DUE TO LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG A STRONG STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS IOWA AND ILLINOIS. 1 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES FORECAST. THUS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS WEEK. RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ARE ALREADY REACHING BANKFULL AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE WITH MANY MORE EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. SOME RIVERS WILL LIKELY REACH MODERATE FLOOD STAGE...SUCH AS THE ROCK RIVER...THE BARABOO RIVER...AND THE FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER. OTHER RIVERS MAY REACH MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IF 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN DOES OCCUR OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA. PERSONS LIVING NEAR RIVERS THAT TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE FLOODING EACH SPRING SHOULD MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF RIVER LEVELS THIS WEEK. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-100445- /O.CON.KMKX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130412T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 334 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...COLUMBIA...DANE...GREEN...GREEN LAKE... IOWA...LAFAYETTE...MARQUETTE...ROCK AND SAUK. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DODGE...JEFFERSON...KENOSHA...MILWAUKEE... OZAUKEE...RACINE...WALWORTH...WASHINGTON AND WAUKESHA. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE FORECAST ON TOP OF SATURATED SOIL OR FROZEN GROUND. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THUS...RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE WEEK WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. * RUNOFF OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MANY RIVERS TO REACH FLOOD STAGE...WITH SOME REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MG/JJ
082 WGUS63 KMKX 100207 FFAMKX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 907 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...RISING RIVERS AND FLOODING EXPECTED THIS WEEK... .SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...DUE TO LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG A STRONG STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS IOWA AND ILLINOIS. ONE TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN SINCE MONDAY MORNING...AND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES FORECAST. THUS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS WEEK. RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ARE ALREADY REACHING BANKFULL AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE WITH MANY MORE EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. SOME RIVERS WILL LIKELY REACH MODERATE FLOOD STAGE...SUCH AS THE ROCK RIVER...THE BARABOO RIVER...AND THE FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER. OTHER RIVERS MAY REACH MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IF 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN DOES OCCUR OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA. PERSONS LIVING NEAR RIVERS THAT TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE FLOODING EACH SPRING SHOULD MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF RIVER LEVELS THIS WEEK. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-101015- /O.CON.KMKX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130412T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 907 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...COLUMBIA...DANE...GREEN...GREEN LAKE... IOWA...LAFAYETTE...MARQUETTE...ROCK AND SAUK. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DODGE...JEFFERSON...KENOSHA...MILWAUKEE... OZAUKEE...RACINE...WALWORTH...WASHINGTON AND WAUKESHA. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE FORECAST ON TOP OF SATURATED SOIL OR FROZEN GROUND. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THUS...RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE WEEK WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. * RUNOFF OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MANY RIVERS TO REACH FLOOD STAGE...WITH SOME REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MBK
197 WGUS63 KMKX 100826 FFAMKX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 326 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...RISING RIVERS AND FLOODING EXPECTED THIS WEEK... .SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY...DUE TO LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG A STRONG STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS IOWA AND ILLINOIS. ONE TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN SINCE MONDAY MORNING...AND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES FORECAST. THUS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS WEEK. RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ARE ALREADY REACHING BANKFULL AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE WITH MANY MORE EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. SOME RIVERS WILL LIKELY REACH MODERATE FLOOD STAGE...SUCH AS THE ROCK RIVER...THE BARABOO RIVER...AND THE FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER. OTHER RIVERS MAY REACH MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IF 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN DOES OCCUR OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA. PERSONS LIVING NEAR RIVERS THAT TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE FLOODING EACH SPRING SHOULD MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF RIVER LEVELS THIS WEEK. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-101630- /O.CON.KMKX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130412T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 326 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...COLUMBIA...DANE...GREEN...GREEN LAKE... IOWA...LAFAYETTE...MARQUETTE...ROCK AND SAUK. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DODGE...JEFFERSON...KENOSHA...MILWAUKEE... OZAUKEE...RACINE...WALWORTH...WASHINGTON AND WAUKESHA. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE FORECAST ON TOP OF SATURATED SOIL OR FROZEN GROUND. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THUS... RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE WEEK WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. * RUNOFF OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MANY RIVERS TO REACH FLOOD STAGE...WITH SOME REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
496 WGUS63 KMKX 101510 FFAMKX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1010 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...RISING RIVERS AND FLOODING EXPECTED THIS WEEK... .SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS IS DUE TO LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG A STRONG STATIONARY FRONT...EXTENDING ACROSS IOWA AND ILLINOIS. 1 TO 2.50 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN SINCE MONDAY MORNING...AND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE FORECAST. THUS...TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS WEEK. RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ARE ALREADY REACHING BANKFULL AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE...WITH MANY MORE EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. SOME RIVERS WILL LIKELY REACH MODERATE FLOOD STAGE...SUCH AS THE ROCK RIVER...THE BARABOO RIVER...AND THE FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER. OTHER RIVERS MAY REACH MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IF FOUR TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN DOES OCCUR OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA. PERSONS LIVING NEAR RIVERS THAT TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE FLOODING EACH SPRING SHOULD MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF RIVER LEVELS THIS WEEK. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED...AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-102315- /O.CON.KMKX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130412T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 1010 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...COLUMBIA...DANE...GREEN...GREEN LAKE... IOWA...LAFAYETTE...MARQUETTE...ROCK AND SAUK. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DODGE...JEFFERSON...KENOSHA...MILWAUKEE... OZAUKEE...RACINE...WALWORTH...WASHINGTON AND WAUKESHA. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE FORECAST...ON TOP OF SATURATED SOIL OR FROZEN GROUND. 1 TO 2.50 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THUS...RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE WEEK WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. * RUNOFF OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MANY RIVERS TO REACH FLOOD STAGE...WITH SOME REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED...AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ WOOD
018 WGUS63 KMKX 102035 FFAMKX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 335 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...RISING RIVERS AND FLOODING EXPECTED THIS WEEK... .SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF MODERATE RAINFALL...INCLUDING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS IS DUE TO LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG A STRONG STATIONARY FRONT...EXTENDING ACROSS IOWA AND ILLINOIS. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN SINCE MONDAY MORNING...AND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE FORECAST. THUS...TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS WEEK. RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ARE ALREADY REACHING BANKFULL AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE...WITH MANY MORE EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. SOME RIVERS WILL LIKELY REACH MODERATE FLOOD STAGE...SUCH AS THE ROCK RIVER...THE SHEBOYGAN RIVER...THE BARABOO RIVER...AND THE FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER. OTHER RIVERS MAY REACH MODERATE FLOOD STAGE AS WELL. PERSONS LIVING NEAR RIVERS THAT TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE FLOODING EACH SPRING SHOULD MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF RIVER LEVELS THIS WEEK. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED...AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-110445- /O.CON.KMKX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130412T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 335 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...COLUMBIA...DANE...GREEN...GREEN LAKE... IOWA...LAFAYETTE...MARQUETTE...ROCK AND SAUK. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DODGE...JEFFERSON...KENOSHA...MILWAUKEE... OZAUKEE...RACINE...WALWORTH...WASHINGTON AND WAUKESHA. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE FORECAST...ON TOP OF SATURATED SOIL OR FROZEN GROUND. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE MONDAY MORNING. THUS...RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE WEEK WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. * RUNOFF OF MODERATE TO SOMETIMES HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MANY RIVERS TO REACH FLOOD STAGE...WITH SOME REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED...AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ WOOD
262 WGUS63 KMKX 110125 FFAMKX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 825 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...RISING RIVERS AND FLOODING EXPECTED THIS WEEK... .ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY RAINFALL INCLUDING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN SINCE MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF THREE QUARTERS INCH TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THUS...TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS WEEK. MANY RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ARE ALREADY REACHING BANKFULL AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE. SOME RIVERS WILL LIKELY REACH MODERATE FLOOD STAGE...INCLUDING THE FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER ...THE SHEBOYGAN RIVER AND THE ROCK RIVER. PERSONS LIVING NEAR RIVERS THAT TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE FLOODING EACH SPRING SHOULD CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF RIVER LEVELS THIS WEEK. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED...AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-110930- /O.CON.KMKX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130412T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 825 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...COLUMBIA...DANE...GREEN...GREEN LAKE... IOWA...LAFAYETTE...MARQUETTE...ROCK AND SAUK. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DODGE...JEFFERSON...KENOSHA...MILWAUKEE... OZAUKEE...RACINE...WALWORTH...WASHINGTON AND WAUKESHA. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF THREE QUARTERS INCH TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...ON TOP OF SATURATED SOIL OR FROZEN GROUND. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE MONDAY MORNING. THUS...RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE WEEK WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. * RUNOFF OF MODERATE TO SOMETIMES HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MANY RIVERS TO REACH FLOOD STAGE...WITH SOME REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. ALSO...ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED...AND CLOSED IF NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MBK
079 WGUS63 KMKX 110829 FFAMKX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 329 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED... .THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED. MANY AREA RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THOUGH THE THREAT OF AREA WIDE FLOODING DUE TO HEAVIER RAINFALL OR THUNDERSTORMS HAS ENDED. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-110930- /O.CAN.KMKX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130412T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 329 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Apr 8, 10:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 10:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1035 AM CDT MON APR 8 2013 .UPDATE...RAIN WILL WIND DOWN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...EXITING THE NORTHEAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ALREADY SEEING SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS OVER THE SOUTHWEST...SO DECREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON STILL SEEMS REASONABLE. EXPECTING A GOOD SPREAD IN HIGH TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON...AS THE SOUTHWEST MAY SNEAK INTO THE 60S...WHILE THE FAR NORTHEAST WILL LIKELY REMAIN STUCK IN THE 40S. && .AVIATION/18Z TAFS/...RAIN WILL WIND DOWN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...EXITING THE NORTHEAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS THE RAIN DEPARTS...THOUGH SOME LOW CIGS STILL LINGERING WEST INTO IOWA. DAYTIME HEATING MAY HELP TO SCATTER SOME OF STRATUS DECK...AS WELL AS RAISE CLOUD BASES. DO EXPECT SOME SUNSHINE IN AT LEAST THE WEST...AND ALREADY SEEING THIS ON SATELLITE. COULD SEE A BRIEF RETURN TO VFR IN SOME LOCATIONS...MOST LIKELY IN THE WEST. THE NEXT APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN QUICKLY TONIGHT...SO SHOULD GET SOCKED RIGHT BACK INTO THE LOW CLOUDS. MORE RAIN WITH MAYBE A LITTLE THUNDER EXPECTED TO MOVE IN TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...LINGERING INTO THE AFTERNOON. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 406 AM CDT MON APR 8 2013/ TODAY AND TONIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH. MODELS IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT WITH RELATIVELY BRIEF BUT INTENSE PERIOD OF RAIN WITH POTENT SHORT WAVE QUICKLY CROSSING THE REGION IN ZONAL FLOW THIS MORNING. STILL SEEING TWO QPF MAXES...ONE TO THE NORTH AND ANOTHER TO THE SOUTH...WHICH MODELS HAVE SHIFTED MORE INTO THE SRN CWA THAN 24 HOURS AGO. WILL TIME MAIN AREA OF PCPN ACROSS CWA WITH LAYER Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE MAXIMA....WITH LIFT AIDED BY STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE OVER SRN WI/NRN IL AROUND 12Z. IN ADDITION...RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF JET STREAK OVER NRN LK MI COUPLES WITH LEFT EXIT REGION OF JET STREAK DRIVING THE SHORT WAVE...AS IT TRACKS EAST FROM NRN MO/SRN IA TO NE IL/NW IN BY 18Z. LAPSE RATES OF 7 TO 8C/KM BETWEEN 850 MB AND 650 MB WILL LEAD TO SOME ELEVATED CAPE AND POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED THUNDER. 700 MB OMEGA CLEARS THE REGION BY 18Z WITH SUBSIDENCE AND MID LEVEL DRYING. WILL CONTINUE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS INTO THE AFTERNOON THOUGH AS LOW-LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS AND SOME CONVERGENCE LINGERS OVER REGION WITH SURFACE TO 850 MB BAROCLINIC ZONES. GFS PRODUCES A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF QPF THIS AFTERNOON. SHARP CONTRAST WITH HIGH TEMPS TODAY ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY...WITH MID 60S IN THE SOUTHWEST...BUT ONLY MID 40S IN THE NORTHEAST. NEUTRAL TEMP ADVECTION INTO THE EVENING...WITH WAA AND MID LEVEL MOISTENING BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z TUE AS FLOW BACKS AHEAD OF DEEPENING WESTERN TROUGH THAT CLOSES OFF OVER THE 4-CORNERS REGION BY 12Z TUESDAY. THIS WILL HOLD TEMPS UP...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHWEST CWA...WITH INCREASING POPS FROM SW TO NE...WITH RAIN BECOMING LIKELY IN THE SW BY 12Z TUE. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM TO HIGH. SHORT TERM MODELS ARE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION DURING THIS PERIOD. FOLLOWED THE GFS/ECMWF TRENDS VERSUS THE NORTHERLY TRACK OF THE NAM. GFS/ECMWF SHOW LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AT 12Z TUESDAY TO EAST CENTRAL/NORTHEAST MISSOURI AT 12Z WEDNESDAY. IT MOVES TO EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS/WEST CENTRAL INDIANA AT 12Z THURSDAY...THEN WELL EAST OF THE AREA BY 12Z FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW AT 500MB LINGERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE 500MB LOW SHIFTS NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION THURSDAY...BEFORE OPENING AND SLIDING OFF TO THE EAST THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR THE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PERIOD...SURFACE WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY RETREAT SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AS THE SURFACE LOW APPROACHES. FOCUSED WARM AIR ADVECTION AND CONVERGENCE AT 850MB...COMBINED WITH 850MB TO 700MB FRONTOGENESIS RESPONSE...SHOULD BRING ROUNDS OF MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS DURING THIS TIME. AREA FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM GFS DOES SHOW WEAK INSTABILITY...SO KEPT SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THUNDER GOING. QPF TOTALS OF AROUND 1.75 INCHES IN THE FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES...TO AROUND 2.50 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES...ARE FORECAST TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO RISING RIVER STAGES AND SOME MINOR FLOODING ON THE USUAL QUICK RESPONDING RIVERS. NORTH/NORTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL KEEP THE AREA COOL DURING THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE. MAIN ISSUE WILL BE PRECIPITATION TYPES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY ACROSS THE AREA. AREA FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM THE GFS ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INDICATE COLDER AIR SHIFTING INTO THE AREA. THIS LEAVES A WARM LAYER IN THE 4000 TO 9000 FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL RANGE. ICE CRYSTALS ARE LOST ABOVE THIS LAYER. TOP DOWN METHOD FOR PRECIPITATION TYPES LEAD TO RAIN WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING AT THE SURFACE...AND FREEZING RAIN WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO OR BELOW FREEZING ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FAIRLY STRONG 850MB TO 700MB AND 700MB TO 500MB FRONTOGENESIS RESPONSE SHIFT THROUGH THE WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z THURSDAY. THUS...POTENTIAL FOR A FREEZING RAIN EVENT TO OCCUR. FOR NOW...WILL GO WITH RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE NORTH AND WEST...AND KEEP CHANCE OF SNOW LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. EXPANDED THIS AREA SOUTHEAST LATER IN THE NIGHT...WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES. THIS PERIOD WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT. FRONTOGENESIS RESPONSE MENTIONED ABOVE MOVES NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING...THOUGH 500MB LOW SHIFTS NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION. COLDER AIR ALOFT SHOULD ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO BECOME ALL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES THURSDAY MORNING...WITH MILDER TEMPERATURES ALLOWING FOR A MIX IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES AND RAIN IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE FAR SOUTHEAST WILL BE SOMEWHAT WARMER ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE THURSDAY MORNING...WHICH MAY LEAD TO MORE OF A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...WITH SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. WILL TREND FORECAST FOR THURSDAY THIS WAY. COULD SEE A FEW INCHES OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN COUNTIES. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME LIGHT AND END BY LATER THURSDAY NIGHT. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM. ECMWF AND GFS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH TRENDS DURING THIS PERIOD. THEY SHOW 500MB LOW SHIFTING EAST OF THE REGION FRIDAY...WITH WEAK 500MB RIDGING SHIFTING EAST THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES EAST THROUGH THE REGION DURING THIS TIME...WHICH SHOULD BRING QUIET WEATHER. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE THROUGH THIS PERIOD. THEY THEN BRING LOW PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA SUNDAY. WARM AIR ADVECTION TAKES HOLD OF THE AREA...WITH MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE REGION AS WELL. THIS LEADS TO QPF WITH RAIN OCCURRING ACROSS THE REGION. THIS SHOULD ALSO LEAD TO MILDER TEMPERATURES. USED CONSENSUS POPS AND TEMPERATURES FOR SUNDAY. AVIATION/12Z TAFS/... ADDED WIND SHEAR FOR A FEW HOURS TO THE TAFS AS 2K FT WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 35 TO 40 KTS OVER WRN CWA...AND WILL PUSH EAST AHEAD OF SHORT WAVE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. THE RAIN WITH THIS WAVE WILL DROP CIGS/VSBYS TO MVFR LEVELS...WITH IFR POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER RAIN. LOOKS AS IF STEADY PCPN WILL END AT KMSN AROUND 16Z...BETWEEN 17Z AND 18Z AT KUES AND 18Z AT KMKE AND KENW. WILL SEE A RETURN TO VFR BEHIND THE WAVE. SOUNDINGS SHOW SOME INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GFS PRODUCING SOME QPF WITH STATIONARY FRONT LINGERING IN THE REGION. MORE OF A VICINITY SHOWER SITUATION AND WILL LEAVE OUT FOR NOW. PCPN RETURNS LATE TONIGHT WITH MID-LEVEL WARM AIR ADVECTION AS FLOW BACKS AHEAD OF DEEP WESTERN WAVE. MOST LIKELY TO REACH KMSN BY 12Z TUE...BUT CANT RULE OUT EASTERN SITES SEEING LIGHT PCPN. MOS GUIDANCE HAS IFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH DEVELOPING EAST WINDS AT EASTERN SITES...WITH IFR CIGS WITH THE PCPN AT KMSN. MARINE... STRENGTHENING EASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF SURFACE LOW REFLECTION OF 500 MB WAVE CROSSING THE REGION WILL REMAIN LOW ENOUGH TO KEEP WAVES BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. BETTER CHANCE OF SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL COME BRIEFLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING...AND AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. NO HEADLINE YET AS BETTER CHANCE COMES BEYOND CURRENT FORECAST. && .MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...NONE. LM...NONE. && UPDATE...DDV TODAY/TONIGHT AND AVIATION/MARINE...REM TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WOOD
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 10:44 AM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1044 AM CDT MON APR 8 2013 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-091100- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 1044 AM CDT MON APR 8 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SEVERAL ROUNDS OF MODERATE RAINFALL...INCLUDING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RIVER LEVELS WILL RISE ONCE AGAIN WITH MANY REACHING BANKFULL STAGE WITH SOME REACHING MINOR FLOOD STAGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. LMZ643>646-091100- 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- 1044 AM CDT MON APR 8 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINDS MAY GUST TO 30 KNOTS AT TIMES FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO NORTH POINT LIGHT INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES THIS WEEK. BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO OCCUR AT TIMES FROM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. REM/DDV WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 3:44 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Jefferson | 130 days |
| Apr 8, 3:44 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Jefferson | 130 days |
| Apr 8, 3:44 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Jefferson, Rock | 130 days |
| Apr 8, 3:48 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 35 hr |
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