073  
WGUS83 KARX 080138  
FLSARX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
838 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
WISCONSIN...  
 
KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY.  
 
KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE  
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BY 100 PM CDT.  
 

 
 
WIC023-081800-  
/O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260409T0600Z/  
/STEW3.1.ER.260407T1345Z.260408T0600Z.260408T1800Z.NO/  
838 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 12.5 FEET, WATER REACHES THE BOTTOM SUPPORT BEAMS OF  
THE BRIDGE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:45 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 7:45 PM CDT TUESDAY WAS 12.3 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NOW CRESTING AND WILL START TO FALL  
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF  
12.3 FEET ON 07/02/1998.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4327 9082 4308 9085 4306 9092 4315 9091  
4328 9086  
 

 
 
WIC023-081800-  
/O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260409T0700Z/  
/GMIW3.1.ER.260405T1440Z.260408T0600Z.260408T1900Z.NO/  
838 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AND  
AROUND GAYS MILLS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- THERE IS NO CURRENT OBSERVED DATA.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 9.0 FEET  
TUESDAY, APRIL 14.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.  
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF  
14.1 FEET ON 04/14/2001.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4336 9081 4327 9082 4328 9086 4337 9085  
 

 
 
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