Midwest Storm Spotters League

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DODGE...JEFFERSON...OZAUKEE AND WASHINGTON. * FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT COMBINED WITH A SECOND ROUND OF RAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD RESULT IN TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES. THIS HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING ON GROUND THAT IS FROZEN AND SATURATED. DRAINAGE RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID AND COULD CAUSE QUICK RISES THAT WILL LEAD TO FLOODING. ICE JAMS ON RIVERS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLOODING POTENTIAL. * FLOOD PRONE LOW SPOTS IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS COULD FLOOD... POSSIBLY IMPACTING SOME ROADS. THOSE LIVING ALONG SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. 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.