FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WOOD, PORTAGE AND MARATHON COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT. STREET FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN MARSHFIELD
FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WOOD...PORTAGE AND
MARATHON COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...
AT 910 PM CDT...WEATHER OBSERVERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS WESTERN
MARATHON COUNTY. AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAIN WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE FALLEN
IN ABOUT AN HOUR IN THE ABBOTSFORD AREA SO FAR THIS EVENING. THERE
HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF WATER COVERING PARTS HIGHWAY 13 IN WESTERN
MARATHON COUNTY.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
STEVENS POINT...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...ABBOTSFORD...AMHERST...
BABCOCK...BEVENT...MARSHFIELD...MOSINEE...PITTSVILLE...RIB
MOUNTAIN...SPENCER...AND WHITING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER WESTERN
MARATHON COUNTY BY 1030 PM. THIS BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL WORK INTO
THE MARSHFIELD AREA FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING...THE MARSHFIELD
VICINITY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLASH FLOODING.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.
Address/Location
Wood County Dispatch Center
400 Market St
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 715-421-8701