Alert archive / Wisconsin / River Flood Watches in 2017

River Flood Watch 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI

April 27, 2017Green Lake County, Waushara County, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

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
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 9:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchMKXRock5 days
Apr 28, 3:23 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX37 hr
Apr 28, 11:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXGreen Lake10 days
Apr 28, 11:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchMKXKenosha32 hr

Nearby

River Flood Watches in Wisconsin, 2017Every river flood watch in 2017

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.