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River Flood Watch 6, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood watch at Feb 19, 2018, 9:12 PM CST for Racine County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 21, 2018, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2018, 9:12 PM CST (03:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 21, 2018, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2018, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Racine County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Root River Canal near Raymond (RAYW3). The gauge peaked at 9.86 ft at Feb 20, 2018, 8:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 11 ft
- Major stage
- 12 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04087233, 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 Feb 19, 8:57 PM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 8:57 PM CST, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 707 PM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-210115- Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 707 PM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight An extended period of freezing rain will lead to icing in areas along and north of a line from Baraboo to Fond Du Lac to Sheboygan through the overnight hours. Travel conditions are likely to deteriorate this evening, and hazardous travel conditions will persist into the morning hours on Tuesday. A Flood Watch is in effect for areas mainly south and east of Madison. Heavy rain is expected across these areas. The rain, combined with the melting snowpack and frozen ground, will cause some rivers and streams to rise. Localized flooding of roads and creeks is also possible. There is a chance of thunderstorms across southern and eastern portions of the area tonight. Dense fog will continue tonight across much of southern Wisconsin. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Monday The Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain is in effect through Tuesday. This will impact travel, especially for the Tuesday morning commute. The Flood Watch is in effect through Tuesday. The rain, combined with the melting snowpack and frozen ground, will cause some rivers and streams to rise, along with localized flooding of roadways and creeks. Fog may linger into Tuesday, with some dense fog possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. LMZ643>646-210115- 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- 707 PM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight A Small Craft Advisory is in effect north of Port Washington tonight, for gusty northeast winds and high waves. A marine dense fog advisory is in effect south of Port Washington through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Monday Fog may linger into Tuesday, with some dense fog possible. www.weather.gov/mkx
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 19, 6:44 PM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Feb 19, 8:12 PM CST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
812 PM CST MON FEB 19 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 PM FLOOD 1 SSW WEST ALLIS 42.99N 88.04W
02/19/2018 MILWAUKEE WI BROADCAST MEDIA
SOME TRAVEL LANES CLOSED ON I-894/41 DUE TO
STANDING WATER. NEAR CLEVELAND AVE.
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SPMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 7:47 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dane, Green, Jefferson, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Racine and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:01 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 9 days |
| Feb 19, 9:52 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Jefferson, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Racine and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 19, 11:46 PM CST | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green | 5 days |
| Feb 20, 3:50 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green | 10 days |
| Feb 20, 4:14 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 59 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 10 days |
| Feb 20, 6:42 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Racine | 50 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:43 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 44 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:43 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 34 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 31 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:45 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette and 3 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:57 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 38 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:53 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth | 18 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:12 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia | 26 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:07 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Racine | 33 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:07 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 36 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:19 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 15 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:56 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 24 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.