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National Weather Service:
Flood Warning

Current Conditions

Updated: 10:35 PM CDT on July 03, 2008

Janesville: 59°
Clear
Wind: 4 mph / 6 km/h from the ENE
Dew Point: 54 °F / 12 °C
Pressure: 30.11 in / 1020 hPa
Humidity: 82%
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers

5 Day Forecast for Janesville

76° \| 50°	81° \| 58°	83° \| 65°	85° \| 65°	81° \| 61°
Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue

Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Chance of a Thunderstorm	Partly Cloudy

Forecast as of 3:05 PM CDT on July 3, 2008

	Tonight Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming calm.
	Independence Day Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds up to 10 mph.
	Friday Night Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
	Saturday Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds up to 10 mph.
	Saturday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Sunday Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
	Sunday Night Increasing clouds. A 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
	Monday Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
	Tuesday Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s.
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
	Wednesday Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
	Wednesday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
	Thursday Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

Astronomy

Sunrise:	05:23 AM (CDT)	Moon Rise:	05:41 AM (CDT)	7/3
Sunset:	08:37 PM (CDT)	Moon Set:	09:31 PM (CDT)	7/3

Moon Phase


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Flood Warning
Statement as of 9:46 PM CDT on July 03, 2008

The Flood Warning continues for
the Rock River at Afton.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 0815 PM Thursday the stage was 12.2 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to a stage of 12.0 feet
by Saturday morning.
* At 12.2 feet... this level is about a 25 year flood. There is
widespread flooding in the Afton and Janesville areas. Numerous
roads adjacent to the river are closed.

River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation... soil moisture conditions etc..and predicted
future 24 hour basin-average precipitation.

(Stages in ft.) Bank- latest
- flood full observed
location stage stage stage/time

Berlin 13.0 12.0 14.73 08 PM 07/03
Jefferson 10.0 8.0 12.31 08 PM 07/03
Fort Atkinson 6.0 4.5 8.59 05 PM 07/03
Newville 10.0 9.0 13.14 03 PM 07/03
Afton 9.0 8.0 12.20 08 PM 07/03
Milford 7.0 5.0 9.06 08 PM 07/03
Indianford 15.0 14.0 16.46 08 PM 07/03

- highest 24 hour change
- observed in river stage
- stage in (ft.) Up to highest stage
- the last latest observed forecast in
- 7 days stage next 7 days

Berlin 15.81 10 PM 06/26 -0.20 14.75 01 am 07/04
Jefferson 14.26 10 PM 06/26 -0.31 12.25 01 am 07/04
Afton 13.19 11 PM 06/26 -0.15 12.18 01 am 07/04
Fort Atkinson 10.19 10 PM 06/26 -0.26 8.55 01 am 07/04
Milford 11.23 10 PM 06/26 M 8.98 01 am 07/04
Newville 13.54 11 PM 07/01 -0.25 13.05 01 am 07/04
Indianford 17.85 11 PM 06/26 -0.19 ..not available..

... Below is predicted precipitation information for the listed
sites...

(berw3) 6-hour precipitation amounts (in.)
Berlin: 7 PM-1 am 0.00
berlin: 1 am-7 am 0.00
berlin: 7 am-1 PM 0.00
berlin: 1 PM-7 PM 0.00

(jffw3) 6-hour precipitation amounts (in.)
Jefferson: 7 PM-1 am 0.00
jefferson: 1 am-7 am 0.00
jefferson: 7 am-1 PM 0.00
jefferson: 1 PM-7 PM 0.00

(aftw3) 6-hour precipitation amounts (in.)
Afton: 7 PM-1 am 0.00
afton: 1 am-7 am 0.00
afton: 7 am-1 PM 0.00
afton: 1 PM-7 PM 0.00

(milw3) 6-hour precipitation amounts (in.)
Milford: 7 PM-1 am 0.00
milford: 1 am-7 am 0.00
milford: 7 am-1 PM 0.00
milford: 1 PM-7 PM 0.00

(fatw3) 6-hour precipitation amounts (in.)
Fort atkinson: 7 PM-1 am 0.00
fort atkinson: 1 am-7 am 0.00
fort atkinson: 7 am-1 PM 0.00
fort atkinson: 1 PM-7 PM 0.00

(nvlw3) 6-hour precipitation amounts (in.)
Newville: 7 PM-1 am 0.00
newville: 1 am-7 am 0.00
newville: 7 am-1 PM 0.00
newville: 1 PM-7 PM 0.00

(infw3) 6-hour precipitation amounts (in.)
Indianford: 7 PM-1 am 0.00
indianford: 1 am-7 am 0.00
indianford: 7 am-1 PM 0.00

946 PM CDT Thu Jul 03 2008

The Flood Warning continues for
the Rock River at Indianford
* until further notice
* at 08pm Thursday the stage was 16.5 feet
* moderate flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet
* forecast... crest forecasts are not issued for this location. The
warning will remain in effect until the River Falls below flood
stage.
* At 15.0 feet... floodwaters affect homes and businesses near the
river in the Indianford area

946 PM CDT Thu Jul 03 2008

The Flood Warning continues for
the Rock River at Newville.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 0315 PM Thursday the stage was 13.1 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to a stage of 12.8 feet
by Saturday morning.
* At 11.3 feet... there is Knee-Deep water over Blackhawk Road. Lamp
Road on west side of river also becomes Flooded. Lake Koshkonong
merges with Mud Lake to the east of Lake Koshkonong.

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