Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 5 at 4:53AM CDT until April 7 at 6:30AM 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...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Baraboo River at Reedsburg.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water covers the neighborhood west of
river near W Main St and S Albert Ave (Hwy23). Streets include W
2nd St, James St. etc. 1-2 feet of water on N Webb Ave near bank
and cinema. Water is close to the overhead doors at the Public
Works Building. South Park next to the Wastewater Plant is
underwater. Water touches the lowest part of the concrete deck of
the Webb Avenue bridge. Floodwaters are into the swimming pool
control room in Webb Park. Floodwaters are 3 to 3.5 feet deep in
the Public Works Yard.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 13.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage early this
morning to 16.6 feet just after midnight tonight. It will
then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning to 8.6 feet
early Thursday afternoon. It will rise to 8.8 feet early
Friday morning. It will then fall again and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.9 feet on 09/24/2016.
- 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