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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Green Bay, WI

July 5, 2024Waupaca County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this river flood warning at Jul 5, 2024, 3:16 PM CDT for Waupaca County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 5, 2024, 3:31 PM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2024, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 5, 2024, 3:31 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 6, 2024, 8:59 AM CDT
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS Green Bay, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

County Waupaca County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Little Wolf River at Royalton (ROYW3).

Action stage: 4 ft
Minor stage: 5 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 04080000, 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 Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jul 5, 2:27 PM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:27 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 2:26 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 11:36 AM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1136 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

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

1100 AM     Flash Flood      Manawa                  44.46N 88.92W
07/05/2024                   Waupaca            WI   Law Enforcement

            Latest from the county has, Union street,
            North Bridge street, Howard street and
            Industrial Drive are flooded. Beach street
            has been washed away.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 5, 1:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
101 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

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

1259 PM     Rain             1 WNW Waupaca           44.34N 89.08W
07/05/2024  M3.65 Inch       Waupaca            WI   Mesonet

            Since 830 AM this morning. Many roads are
            flooding in the city.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 5, 1:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
102 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

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

1246 PM     Flood            2 W Greenleaf           44.30N 88.13W
07/05/2024                   Brown              WI   Public

            River/Creek overflowing;
            Cropland/Yard/Basement Flooding.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 5, 1:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
110 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

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

0108 PM     Flood            3 SSE Mackville         44.30N 88.40W
07/05/2024                   Outagamie          WI   Public

            Flooding near Timberline Dr and Millwood
            road. 1 to 2 ft of flowing water. Via social
            media.

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 1:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 1:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 4, 7:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GRB	Wood	43 min
Jul 5, 9:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Waupaca	27 min
Jul 5, 10:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRB	Waupaca	3 hr
Jul 5, 11:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Waupaca	3 hr
Jul 5, 11:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Outagamie, Waupaca	3 hr
Jul 5, 11:32 AM CDT	Flood Watch	GRB	Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Waupaca, Waushara and 1 more	6 hr
Jul 5, 11:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threat	GRB	Waupaca	3 hr
Jul 5, 12:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Outagamie	3 hr
Jul 5, 12:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRB	Outagamie	3 hr
Jul 5, 12:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRB	Waupaca	9 hr
Jul 5, 12:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Brown, Manitowoc	3 hr
Jul 5, 1:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Waupaca	3 hr
Jul 5, 1:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRB	Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc	3 hr
Jul 5, 1:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Calumet, Manitowoc	3 hr
Jul 5, 2:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Kewaunee	2 hr
Jul 5, 3:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Brown, Outagamie	117 min

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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.