Below is latest from National Weather Service.
They are now projecting 19.7 feet next Sunday. Island road closes at 19 feet and power may be shut off if Island road closes
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
411 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011
…LATEST UPDATE ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOOD LEVELS…
THE COMBINATION OF RUNOFF FROM RECENT SNOW MELT OVER NORTHERN
MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND RAIN OVER THE PAST 24
HOURS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RISE ALONG THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
RIVER FORECASTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BOTH OBSERVED AND FORECAST
PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT…
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE .
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 3:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.7 FEET BY
SUNDAY EVENING APRIL 17. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE
THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT…AT 19.0 FEET…THE WATER IS OVER ISLAND ROAD.