Alert archive / Wisconsin / River Flood Watches in 2017
River Flood Watch 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood watch at Apr 27, 2017, 9:29 PM CDT for Green Lake County, Waushara County, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 29, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2017, 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2017, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Green Lake County, WI, Waushara County, WI, Winnebago County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:33 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 Fox River (North) at Berlin (BERW3).
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14.5 ft
- Major stage
- 16 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04073500, 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 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 river flood watch went out at Apr 27, 9:03 PM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 9:03 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 8:56 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 856 PM CDT Thu Apr 27 2017 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-290200- Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 856 PM CDT Thu Apr 27 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin, and southeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight Frost is expected overnight into Friday morning across most of southern Wisconsin. A frost advisory is in effect tonight in areas of south central Wisconsin where the growing season has begun, particularly fruit trees along the Wisconsin River Valley. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Thursday Multiple rounds of rain through the weekend may cause some rivers to rise to minor flood stage. There is a chance of thunderstorms on Sunday, but severe weather looks unlikely. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected though rainfall reports will be appreciated. LMZ643>646-290200- 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- 856 PM CDT Thu Apr 27 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Thursday Small Craft Advisory conditions are likely again Saturday through Monday. Hentz www.weather.gov/mkx
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 9:29 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Rock | 5 days |
| Apr 28, 3:23 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 37 hr | |
| Apr 28, 11:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green Lake | 10 days |
| Apr 28, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Kenosha | 32 hr |
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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.