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Flood Watch 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI

April 13, 20269 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flood watch at Apr 13, 2026, 10:34 AM CDT for 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 13, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2026, 10:34 AM CDT (15:34 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 14, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Flood severity
None

Counties Columbia County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Washington County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this 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 flood watch went out at Apr 13, 5:30 AM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 5:30 AM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 6:33 AM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMKX3 days
Apr 13, 1:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchMKXColumbia15 hr
Apr 13, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXSauk36 min
Apr 13, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXMarquette30 min
Apr 13, 3:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXSauk32 min
Apr 13, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXColumbia35 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.