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River Statement
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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Hydrologic Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
ISSUED BY National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1028 AM CST Fri Jan 1 2021

The river locations listed below were above bankfull stage but below
flood stage...or they were predicted to rise above bankfull stage:

...Wisconsin River at Portage...


At river levels between bankfull stage and flood stage...there is
minor...non-damaging lowland flooding.

Seven day river forecasts are available for most but not all river
gaging locations. The forecast takes into account past
precipitation...soil moisture conditions, etc...and predicted future
48 hour precipitation.  River forecasts are normally updated twice
daily - in the morning and evening.
-
(stages in ft.)       Bank-       Latest           Forecast stages
-              Flood  full       observed          ...for 6 pm....
Location       stage  stage   stage/time/date    Fri  Sat  Sun  Mon
-
Portage         17.0  12.7  14.99 09 AM 01/01  14.9 14.8 14.7 14.6

-                   Highest        24 hour change
-                   observed       in river stage
-                   stage in        (ft.) up to        Highest
-                  the last 7     latest observed   stage forecast
-               days (168 hours)       stage        in next 7 days

Portage         15.58  03 PM 12/28      0.08      14.9 12 PM 01/01

Below is the latest predicted precipitation information in 6 hour
increments for the listed sites. This information is updated twice
daily - in the morning and evening. The computer programs that
predict river levels take into account predicted precipitation
amounts 48 hours into the future from October through March and
and for 24 hours into the future from April through September.

Portage: 6 am-noon  Fri Jan 01     M
Portage: noon-6 pm  Fri Jan 01     M
Portage: 6 pm-midn  Fri Jan 01     M
Portage: midn-6 am  Sat Jan 02     M
Portage: 6 am-noon  Sat Jan 02     M
Portage: noon-6 pm  Sat Jan 02     M
Portage: 6 pm-midn  Sat Jan 02     M
Portage: midn-6 am  Sun Jan 03     M

Information about ongoing flooding is normally updated 4 times
daily...by 11 am...4 pm...10 pm and 5 am.

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