Thursday, July 28, 2011

Freeport Flood Warning Extended Until Sunday AM

EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 5 TO NEARLY 15 INCHES... WHICH FELL LAST
NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING... WILL PRODUCE FLOODING ON THE
PECATONICA RIVER AT FREEPORT. RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE PAST PRECIPITATION AND FORECAST RAINFALL FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES .

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PECATONICA RIVER AT FREEPORT.

* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 4:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET...AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET.

* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.

* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE
RISING TO 14.2 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY
MORNING.

* IMPACT...AT 14 FEET...MINOR STREET FLOODING BEGINS IN FREEPORT AND
WATER AFFECTS A FEW BACK YARDS EAST OF THE PECATONICA RIVER.

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