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River Flood Warning 41, NWS Milwaukee, WI

April 20, 2026Rock County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood warning at Apr 20, 2026, 3:57 AM CDT for Rock County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 21 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 20, 2026, 3:57 AM CDT (08:57 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2026, 3:57 AM CDT
In force
21 days
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Rock County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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 Rock River at Newville (NVEW3).

Action stage
5.5 ft
Minor stage
6.5 ft
Moderate stage
7.5 ft
Major stage
8 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05427530, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 20, 3:35 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX27 hr
Apr 20, 5:00 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXGreen Lake5 days

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.