Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 5 at 4:53AM CDT until April 7 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 5, 2026 - 2:53am
Expires:
April 5, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...Illinois...
Baraboo River At Reedsburg affecting Sauk County.
Baraboo River At Rock Springs affecting Sauk County.
Baraboo River Near Baraboo affecting Columbia and Sauk Counties.
Fox River Lower Near New Munster affecting Lake and Kenosha
Counties.
Root River Canal At Raymond affecting Racine County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Baraboo River at Rock Springs.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to early Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Floodwaters are about 2 feet deep in the
baseball diamond in Fireman's Park along Highway DD. Water is
over portions of Highways DD, 154 and 136 in Rock Springs.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 13.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 20.8 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 18.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
20.7 feet on 09/10/2016.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 500 PM CDT.
Area Description:
Sauk, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov