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River Flood Warning 10, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood warning at Apr 8, 2026, 10:05 AM CDT for Columbia County, Sauk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 54 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2026, 10:05 AM CDT (15:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2026, 4:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Columbia County, WI, Sauk County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:07 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 Baraboo River near Baraboo (BABW3). The gauge peaked at 16.73 ft at Apr 9, 2026, 3:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 23.1 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05405000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 11:06 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Lafayette and 2 more | 64 min |
| Apr 8, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 2 more | 89 min |
| Apr 8, 6:54 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 9 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.