Jefferson County
River Flood Warning until SUN 7:00 AM CDT
Issued May, 01 2026 at 11:09 AM - US/Central expires May, 03 2026 at 7:00 AM - US/Central
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rock River at Fort Atkinson.
* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, In the Fort Atkinson area, the following
roads are impacted: Sinnissippi Drive, Bark River Road from Kutz
Road to Rock River Road, and Rock River Road from Highway 106 to
the Fort Atkinson city limits. Water is in park land near the
river in Fort Atkinson.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:00 AM CDT Friday was 16.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Sunday morning and continue falling to 14.6 feet
Friday, May 08.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.2 feet on 04/06/2007.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and predicted
precipitation for the basin. Precipitation is for the next 24 hours
in the future from April through September and for 48 hours in the
future from October through March.
(Stages in ft.) Bank- Latest Forecast stages
- Flood full observed ...for 1 pm...
Location stage stage stage/time Sat Sun Mon Tue
Fort Atkinson 16.0 14.5 16.33 10 am 5/01 16.1 15.8 15.5 15.2
- Highest 24 hour change
- observed in river stage
- stage in (ft.) up to Highest stage
- the last latest observed forecast in
- 7 days stage next 7 days
Fort Atkinson 17.3 1 pm 4/24 -0.17 16.30 7 pm 5/01
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