Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 5 at 4:53AM CDT until April 8 at 3:18PM 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 near Baraboo.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Wednesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, If Wisconsin River at Portage up to 17
feet also, water approaches gravel of I-39 off ramp to Cascade Mt
Rd. There is widespread flooding of agricultural land.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 14.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 18.1 feet early
Tuesday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
18.1 feet on 08/13/1980.
- 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:
Columbia, WI; Sauk, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov