Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Milwaukee, WI

Issued

Aug 27, 2018, 1:59 AM CDT (06:59 UTC)

Expired

Aug 27, 2018, 5:00 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Milwaukee, WI

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Ozaukee County, WI

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

200 
WGUS53 KMKX 270659
FFWMKX
WIC089-271000-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FF.W.0008.180827T0659Z-180827T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
159 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2018

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Ozaukee County in southeastern Wisconsin...

* Until 500 AM CDT.

* At 158 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
  area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash
  flooding is already occurring in Mequon.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Mequon, Brown Deer, Grafton, Cedarburg, Port Washington, Saukville,
  Bayside and Thiensville.

Additional rainfall amounts of one inch are possible in the warned 
area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 4336 8786 4326 8789 4324 8789 4319 8788
      4319 8806 4337 8806 4337 8804 4340 8804
      4342 8782

$$

GEHRING

835 
WGUS73 KMKX 270811
FFSMKX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
311 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2018

WIC089-271000-
/O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180827T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ozaukee WI-
311 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN OZAUKEE COUNTY...

At 308 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain coming to an end 
across the warned area. Three to six inches of rain have already 
fallen. Flash flooding of streets is already occurring in Grafton, 
Saukville, Port Washington and surrounding areas.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mequon, Brown Deer, Grafton, Cedarburg, Port Washington, Saukville,
Bayside and Thiensville.

The heavy rainfall is coming to an end, lighter rainfall may return 
later this morning. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4336 8786 4326 8789 4324 8789 4319 8788
      4319 8806 4337 8806 4337 8804 4340 8804
      4342 8782

$$

GEHRING

Flash Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2018Every flash flood warning in 2018

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.