Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 12:25AM CDT until August 10 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 10:25pm
Expires:
August 10, 2026 - 1:30am
Description:
FFWMKX
The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Racine County in southeastern Wisconsin...
East Central Walworth County in southeastern Wisconsin...
* Until 330 AM CDT.
* At 1225 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
is 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1
inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Elkhorn, Bohners Lake, Browns Lake, Burlington, Springfield, Honey
Creek, Abells Corners, Tibbets and Millard.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
White River, Como Creek, Fox River, Turtle Creek, Hoosier Creek,
Ore Creek, Sugar Creek, Spring Creek, Honey Creek and Spring Brook.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Racine, WI; Walworth, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov