Townsend, WI Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth and road condition may be unsafe. Additional information is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/ Stay tuned for further updates by listening to NOAA weather radio... or your local radio and TV stations.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We provide a wider range of issued warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Townsend.

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Flood Warning issued July 27 at 5:02AM CDT until July 28 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Wisconsin...Illinois... Rock River At Afton affecting Rock and Winnebago Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rock River at Afton. * WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 9.1 feet, Floodwaters affect property of a home on South Christian Road on the east side of the river in the Afton area. There is minor erosional flood damage to lowland and agricultural land in the Afton and Janesville areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 4:00 AM CDT Saturday was 9.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.1 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.2 feet on 05/04/1951. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood