FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
451 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011
…LATEST UPDATE ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOOD LEVELS…
WARMER TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO MELT THE REMAINING SNOW COVER
ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN. THE RUNOFF
FROM THIS MELT IS WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE RIVER SYSTEMS
UPSTREAM OF OUR REGION…AND WILL RESULT IN RISING WATER LEVELS
ONCE AGAIN FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STARTING LATER THIS WEEK.
THE LATEST 2-WEEK PROJECTIONS INDICATE THAT WE WILL SEE A SECOND
CREST ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI…AND ONE THAT WILL BE HIGHER THAN
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN THUS FAR THIS SPRING. THESE PROJECTIONS ARE ONLY
TAKING THE CURRENT SNOW MELT INTO ACCOUNT. WE ARE ALSO WATCHING TWO
ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS…ONE CENTERED ON THURSDAY NIGHT…AND
ANOTHER OVER THE WEEKEND. BOTH COULD PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION TO PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST. IF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION FALLS FROM EITHER OF THESE STORMS…THE FORECAST RIVER
LEVELS MAY HAVE TO BE INCREASED.
THOSE WITH INTEREST OR CONCERNS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHOULD BE
PREPARING NOW FOR THE CREST THAT IS EXPECTED BETWEEN APRIL 14TH AND
18TH. THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION IS INCLUDED BELOW.
451 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10.
* AT 4:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.4 FEET BY
TUESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT…AT 15.5 FEET…THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD.