Headline:
Flood Warning issued July 3 at 8:53PM CDT until July 5 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 3, 2024 - 6:53pm
Expires:
July 4, 2024 - 9:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...
Kickapoo River at Viola affecting Richland and Vernon Counties.
.The Kickapoo River at Viola crests late tonight and begins to fall
during the day on Thursday. There is a roughly a 30 to 40 percent
chance that there will be a second crest above flood stage on Friday
or Saturday, but such a crest will depend exclusively on how much
rain falls on Thursday. The most likely scenario is that any second
crest tops out below flood stage.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Kickapoo River at Viola.
* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 14.5 feet, Two roads north of Viola may be under
water. Water may be over Highway 131, 3 miles north of Viola, near
Ski Hill Road, and also over Simmons Flat Road about a mile north
of town.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:38 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 13.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 14.5 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.6 feet on 04/15/2014.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional river and weather information is available at
www.weather.gov/lacrosse.
The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 1100 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Richland, WI; Vernon, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS La Crosse WI