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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI

January 7, 2019Lafayette County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood warning at Jan 7, 2019, 9:03 PM CST for Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jan 8, 2019, 4:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 7, 2019, 9:03 PM CST (03:03 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 8, 2019, 4:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 8, 2019, 3:52 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Lafayette County, WI

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:07 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 Pecatonica River near Blanchardville (BCHW3).

Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05433000, 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 warning 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 warning went out at Jan 7, 6:07 PM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 6:07 PM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 2:57 PM CST, 6 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
257 PM CST Mon Jan 7 2019

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-082100-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
257 PM CST Mon Jan 7 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Monday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ643>646-082100-
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-
257 PM CST Mon Jan 7 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters from
Sheboygan Wisconsin to Winthrop Harbor Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Small Craft Advisory is in effect through until midnight for
gusty west winds and lingering high waves.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Monday

A Gale Warning is in effect from 9 am Tuesday morning until
midnight Tuesday night for strong northwest winds. Gusts to 35
knots are expected, with a few gusts pushing 40 knots.

Freezing spray is possible Tuesday night into Thursday morning,
as much colder air builds into the area.

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-082100-
Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to
mid-line of lake.-
Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the
Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South
Fox Island 5NM offshore-
Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to
mid lake-
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI 5NM
offshore to mid lake-
Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore
to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5NM offshore to Mid
lake-
Lake Michigan from St Joseph to South Haven MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
257 PM CST Mon Jan 7 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the open waters of Lake
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Monday

A Gale Warning is in effect across the south half of the lake
from 9 am CST Tuesday morning until midnight CST Tuesday night
for strong northwest winds. Gusts to 40 knots are expected. A few
gusts to 35 knots are possible in the north.

Freezing spray is possible Tuesday night into Thursday morning,
as much colder air builds into the area.

DDV

www.weather.gov/mkx

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 2:33 PM CSTWind AdvisoryMKXDane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 5 more6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2019Every river flood warning in 2019

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.