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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1000 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...The National Weather Service in La Crosse WI has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Wisconsin...

  Kickapoo River at Viola affecting Richland and Vernon Counties.

  Kickapoo River at Readstown affecting Vernon County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional river and weather information is available at
www.weather.gov/lacrosse.

The next statement will be issued late tonight by 300 AM CDT.

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WIC103-123-160800-
/O.NEW.KARX.FL.W.0022.260415T1630Z-260418T1330Z/
/VIOW3.1.ER.260415T1630Z.260416T1200Z.260418T0130Z.NO/
1000 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kickapoo River at Viola.

* WHEN...Until Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Banker Park and Campground in Viola
  experiences significant flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:50 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 13.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this morning to a crest of 15.2 feet tomorrow morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage Friday evening.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    15.2 feet on 03/24/2011.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4353 9064 4347 9066 4346 9072 4348 9073
      4354 9070


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WIC123-160800-
/O.NEW.KARX.FL.W.0023.260416T0600Z-260419T1800Z/
/REAW3.1.ER.260416T0600Z.260417T0600Z.260419T0600Z.NO/
1000 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kickapoo River at Readstown.

* WHEN...From late tonight to early Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, The park along the river experiences
  significant flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:59 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 9.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 12.1 feet early
    Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early
    Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.4 feet on 06/02/2014.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4346 9072 4341 9077 4341 9079 4347 9078
      4348 9073


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JAW