Weather Alert
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... NORTHEASTERN IOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... WEST CENTRAL DANE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... * UNTIL 645 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AT 651 PM CDT, IOWA COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOOD WATERS ON BLACK EARTH CREEK OVERFLOWING AND BEGINNING TO AFFECT EASTERN PARTS OF THE TOWN OF ARENA. THE HIGHEST WATER FROM YESTERDAY'S RECORD RAINFALL IN WESTERN DANE COUNTY IS MOVING WEST ALONG BLACK EARTH CREEK TOWARD THE WISCONSIN RIVER. THE RIVER HAS CRESTED EARLIER TODAY IN THE TOWN OF BLACK EARTH, AND HAS BEGUN TO SUBSIDE IN PARTS OF THE TOWN OF MAZOMANIE. THE HIGHEST WATERS WILL PASS THROUGH AREAS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF ARENA TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... RESIDENTS NEAR BLACK EARTH AND BLUE MOUNDS CREEK IN AND NEAR THE TOWN OF ARENA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. &&
Weather Alert
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN DANE COUNTY... AT 839 PM CDT, THE FLOOD WATERS ON BLACK EARTH CREEK, ESPECIALLY IN THE TOWNS OF BLACK EARTH AND MAZOMANIE AS WELL AS HIGH WATER OVER WESTERN DANE COUNTY CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RECEDE. HOWEVER MANY ROADS AND BRIDGES REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO WASHOUTS, ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 14. PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 14, 19, 78 AND 69 REMAIN CLOSED. PLEASE HEED ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS WESTERN DANE COUNTY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WESTERN MADISON, FITCHBURG, MIDDLETON, WAUNAKEE, VERONA, OREGON, MOUNT HOREB, CROSS PLAINS, BELLEVILLE, MAZOMANIE, SHOREWOOD HILLS, BLACK EARTH, BLUE MOUNDS, PAOLI, PINE BLUFF, MOUNT VERNON AND MARXVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE HEED ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS WESTERN DANE COUNTY. STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. &&
Weather Alert
...A FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DANE COUNTY... AT 852 PM CDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING CONTINUING IN THE BELLEVILLE AREA. HIGHWAY 92 REMAINED CLOSED IN BELLEVILLE DUE TO FLOOD WATERS APPROACHING THE HIGHWAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN. SEVERAL HOUSEHOLDS HAVE BEEN EVACUATED IN BELLEVILLE. THE BELLEVILLE FIRE STATION HAS WATER IN ITS BASEMENT AND SANDBAGGING IS OCCURRING NEAR THE RIVER. ALSO, THE DAM AT LAKE BELLE VIEW IS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED DUE TO VERY HIGH WATER IN THE LAKE. THE RIVER AND LAKE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... RESIDENTS NEAR THE SUGAR RIVER AND NEAR LAKE BELLE VIEW IN THE VILLAGE OF BELLEVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE HEED ROAD CLOSURES. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES. &&
