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River Flood Warning 74, NWS Milwaukee, WI

September 14, 2019Waukesha County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood warning at Sep 14, 2019, 5:40 AM CDT for Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 14, 2019, 5:40 AM CDT (10:40 UTC)
Expired: Sep 15, 2019, 2:20 AM CDT
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Waukesha County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:38 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 at Waukesha (WKEW3).

Action stage: 5 ft
Minor stage: 6 ft
Moderate stage: 8 ft
Major stage: 10 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05543830, 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 Sep 14, 5:15 AM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 5:15 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 14, 4:08 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
408 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2019

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-150915-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
408 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms are expected across the area tonight. Some of the
storms may deposit heavy rainfall and result in Flash Flooding or
additional areal and river flooding. A Flash Flood Watch is in
effect for Sauk, Iowa, Lafayette and Green Counties tonight.

An isolated severe thunderstorm is also possible over parts of
south central Wisconsin west of Madison tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Fog may become dense later Sunday night into Monday morning.

Small chances for thunderstorms return Wednesday and continue into
Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Your rainfall and flooding reports are appreciated. There is a
small chance for spotter activation this evening over south
central Wisconsin.

LMZ643>646-150915-
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-
408 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms are expected to affect the nearshore waters later
tonight.

Southwest wind gusts may reach Small Craft Advisory levels late
tonight into Sunday morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

The chance for thunderstorms continues early Sunday morning. Small
chances for storms returns later next week.

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-150915-
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-
408 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

West wind gusts to 30 knots are expected across the northern open
waters of Lake Michigan this morning.

Thunderstorms are expected tonight into Sunday morning across the
lake

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Small thunderstorm chances return later next week.

www.weather.gov/mkx

Kavinsky

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 14, 3:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MKX	Green, Iowa, Kenosha, Lafayette, Racine, Rock and 2 more	27 hr
Sep 14, 4:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Lafayette	29 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2019 Every 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.