Midwest Storm Spotters League

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...COLUMBIA...DANE... GREEN...GREEN LAKE...IOWA...LAFAYETTE...MARQUETTE...ROCK AND SAUK. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DODGE...JEFFERSON...KENOSHA... MILWAUKEE...OZAUKEE...RACINE...WALWORTH...WASHINGTON AND WAUKESHA. * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3.5 INCHES WITH SOME HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE. * MAJOR FLOODING ON MANY AREA RIVERS INCLUDING THE ROCK AND FOX. WATER WILL COLLECT ON LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY SATURATED...LEADING TO FLOOD CONDITIONS EVEN AWAY FROM THE WATERWAYS. URBAN FLOODING IS PROBABLE ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF THE HEAVIER RAIN. 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.