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River Flood Watch 13, NWS Milwaukee, WI

April 30, 2020Racine County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood watch at Apr 30, 2020, 4:32 PM CDT for Racine County, Wisconsin. It took effect at May 1, 2020, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 30, 2020, 4:32 PM CDT (21:32 UTC)
In effect from: May 1, 2020, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 30, 2020, 9:53 PM CDT
In force
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 21:30 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 Burlington (BRGW3).

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 12 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 30, 3:45 PM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 3:45 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 3:51 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
351 PM CDT Thu Apr 30 2020

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-012100-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
351 PM CDT Thu Apr 30 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Minor flooding on some rivers in southeast Wisconsin will
continue tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Thursday

Minor flooding on some rivers in southeast Wisconsin will
continue through the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ643>646-012100-
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-
351 PM CDT Thu Apr 30 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Gusty north to northeast winds and elevated waves will linger into
this evening. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect until 7 PM CDT
north of North Point Lighthouse, and until 10 PM CDT this evening
south of there.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Thursday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-012100-
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-
351 PM CDT Thu Apr 30 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Gale Warning remains in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening across
the southern open waters, for north gales to 35 knots. High waves
will subside tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Thursday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

Wood
www.weather.gov/mkx

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 30, 4:19 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
419 PM CDT THU APR 30 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 AM     LAKESHORE FLOOD  1 N RACINE              42.74N 87.78W
04/30/2020                   RACINE             WI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ALMOST ALL OF NORTH BEACH WAS REPORTED
            UNDERWATER DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
            WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
            ABOUT HALF OF THE BEACH WAS STILL UNDERWATER
            THURSDAY MORNING.

&&

WOOD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 29, 9:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine	4 hr
Apr 29, 9:58 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Kenosha	6 days
Apr 30, 3:29 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MKX		7 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.