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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Milwaukee, WI

April 24, 2025Columbia County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood warning at Apr 24, 2025, 11:16 AM CDT for Columbia County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 24, 2025, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 57 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2025, 11:16 AM CDT (16:16 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 24, 2025, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 26, 2025, 9:33 PM CDT
In force
57 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Columbia County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:15 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 Wisconsin River at Portage (PORW3).

Action stage
12.7 ft
Minor stage
17 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
19 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 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 Apr 24, 3:40 AM CDT, 7 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 3:40 AM CDT, 7 hours 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 3:50 AM CDT, 7 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
350 AM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-250900-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
350 AM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated thunderstorms possible through the daybreak. Additional
isolated thunderstorm chances tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Showers and an isolated thunderstorm or two for Friday
morning/early afternoon.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Monday into Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ643>646-250900-
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-
350 AM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated thundestorms chances today into tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Isolated thunderstorms possible Friday.

Small Craft Advisory conditions are possible Friday into Saturday
morning.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Monday into Tuesday.

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-250900-
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-
350 AM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated thundestorms chances today into tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Isolated thunderstorms possible Friday.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Monday into Tuesday.

www.weather.gov/mkx

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXSauk48 min
Apr 24, 1:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXSauk33 min
Apr 24, 1:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXColumbia23 min
Apr 24, 3:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXOzaukee37 min
Apr 24, 2:19 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX48 hr

Nearby

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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.