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WGUS63 KARX 081641
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1041 AM CST THU JAN 8 2026
.HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON FROZEN GROUND LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT MAY LEAD TO PONDING AND MINOR FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS. RIVER RISES ARE EXPECTED AND SOME RIVERS MAY EXCEED THEIR
BANKS. ICE JAM FLOODING ALONG RIVERS MAY BE POSSIBLE. THE MORE ICE A
RIVER HAS ON IT, THE HIGHER THE CHANCE OF AN ICE JAM DEVELOPING.
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JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAUSTON AND FRIENDSHIP
1041 AM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, ADAMS AND JUNEAU.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF
LOW-LYING AND POOR-DRAINAGE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING URBAN AREAS. STORM
DRAINS AND DITCHES THAT ARE CLOGGED WITH ICE AND SNOW MAY LEAD TO
FLOODING OF ADJACENT ROADS. MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR ON RIVERS,
STREAMS AND CREEKS, INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAMS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON TOP OF SNOW AND FROZEN GROUND WILL LEAD
TO PONDING AND RIVER RISES.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
CECAVA
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