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Severe storms approaching; flood warnings continue

By Gazette Staff June 8, 2008 - 9:37 a.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Rock and Green counties. A flood warning remains in effect for the Sugar River at Brodhead.

A storm with destructive winds capable of producing penny-size hail is moving northeast out of the Monroe area and is expected to be in Orfordville by 940 a.m., Fulton and Edgerton by 945 a.m. and Milton and Janesville by 9:50 a.m.

Flood information from the NWS: AT 0415 AM SUNDAY THE FLOOD STAGE AT BRODHEAD WAS 4.50 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.

THE SUGAR RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.5 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EVENING.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WISCONSIN...

BARABOO RIVER NEAR BARABOO AFFECTING SAUK COUNTY FOX RIVER AT BURLINGTON AFFECTING RACINE COUNTY FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER AFFECTING KENOSHA COUNTY ROOT RIVER AT FRANKLIN AFFECTING MILWAUKEE COUNTY ROOT RIVER AT RACINE AFFECTING RACINE COUNTY ROOT RIVER CANAL AT RAYMOND AFFECTING RACINE COUNTY

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WISCONSIN... FOX RIVER AT WAUKESHA AFFECTING WAUKESHA COUNTY MENOMONEE RIVER AT WAUWATOSA AFFECTING MILWAUKEE COUNTY OAK CREEK AT SOUTH MILWAUKEE AFFECTING MILWAUKEE COUNTY PECATONICA RIVER AT MARTINTOWN AFFECTING GREEN COUNTY SUGAR RIVER AT BRODHEAD AFFECTING GREEN AND ROCK COUNTIES

TonysVenture
Jun 9, 2008 at 3:42 a.m.
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Tragic news and tragic disaster. A memorial has been created in honor of the victims of this deadly storm.

http://respectance.com/Deadly_Midwest_St...

peacegirl
Jun 8, 2008 at 7:02 p.m.
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Thank God I am leaving the country tomorrow for vacation - my luck a typhoon will hit! ha

marymac4
Jun 8, 2008 at 4:46 p.m.
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Wisconsin has now been declared the North American Rain Forest.

mcufa968
Jun 8, 2008 at 4:35 p.m.
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I'm not complaining all i know is if this keeps up duck hunting will extraordinary

prevention
Jun 8, 2008 at 1:06 p.m.
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good thing it is not below 32 degrees or we would have another 10 feet of snow on the ground!!

giddyup
Jun 8, 2008 at 11:29 a.m.
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Global warning is just awful. You should see the storms it has caused on Jupiter!

nutty
Jun 8, 2008 at 10:32 a.m.
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I didn't know this was happening, maybe they should of blown the siren again. lol

mirandadee
Jun 8, 2008 at 10:29 a.m.
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will it ever end???

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