Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 5 at 4:53AM CDT until April 6 at 11:00AM 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 occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Root River Canal at Raymond.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Water floods Koerber Park on 6 Mile Road.
Flooding of rural land and agricultural land.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 10.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:00 AM CDT Sunday was 10.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this evening and continue falling to 3.4 feet Saturday
evening.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.0 feet on 03/10/1986.
- 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:
Racine, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov