Flooding (updated)

[Rick223]

Well looks like Jim and I will have a hard time fishin for a while we had a hell of a weekend with storms. heres a little out take from NWS


weather.gov     
National Weather Service

Watches, Warnings & Advisories
Local weather forecast by "City, St" or zip code 
8 products issued by NWS for: 5 Miles ENE Prairie du Chien WI
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Flood Warning
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
830 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC005-037-043-065-067-089-131-191-MNC045-055-099-WIC001-023-043-057-
081-103-123-091130-
/O.EXT.KARX.FA.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080609T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
830 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ADAMS COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  JUNEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  ALLAMAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  HOWARD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  WINNESHIEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  FILLMORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
  HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
  MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
  GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
  RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
  VERNON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
  SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 630 AM CDT MONDAY

* A LIFE THREATENING...HIGH IMPACT FLOOD SITUATION WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE WARNED OVERNIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE FOR
THOSE TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOST SEVERELY FLOODED AREAS.

* IN THE LAST 36 HOURS...WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5 INCH RAINS HAVE
FALLEN...WITH MANY LOCATIONS IN A BAND ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN SEEING
BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS HAS CAUSED WIDESPREAD OVERLAND
FLOODING...WITH NUMEROUS ROADS UNDER WATER AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGED.
CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE WELL OUT OF THEIR BANKS. MAJOR RIVERS ARE
RISING RAPIDLY AND SOME HAVE ALREADY BROKEN THE FLOOD OF RECORD. THE
KICKAPOO...UPPER IOWA...AND CEDAR RIVER...AS WELL AS THE TURKEY
RIVER...ARE TAKING THE BRUNT OF THE FLOODING AND MAY THREATEN
INFRASTRUCTURE OF COMMUNTIES THROUGH WHICH THEY PASS.

RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE OVERNIGHT IN MOST AREAS...WHILE SMALLER
CREEKS AND STREAMS BEGIN TO RECEDE AS RAINS BECOME MORE SCATTERED
AND LIGHT. OVERLAND FLOODING WILL BEGIN TO EASE OVERNIGHT AS RAINS
LET UP...BUT THE DANGERS OF WASHED OUT ROADS...MUDSLIDES...AND
UNSTABLE BRIDGES WILL MAKE ANY TRAVEL A LIFE THREATENING AND
DANGEROUS CHOICE IN THE HEAVILY FLOODED AREAS. DO NOT...UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES...GO AROUND A BARRICADE IN THE ROAD.

[alscalls]

Yall be carefull I hear Jimbo is a floater.....I will be thinking of you folks seriosly be carefull.

[Rick223]

Its gettin bad here I cant belive this is happening there are so many towns here completly under water Im at the tail end of the kickapoo river where it runs into the wisconsin river and thier tellin us if another dam breaks we will be under water next.

Ole Jimmer might be gettin a new roommate

I put up some pics for you to see


This one is the boat launch not 200 yrds from my front door


this is a parkin lot for our other boat launch



This is lake delton,s broken dam about 2 hours up river from me


this is also lake delton


this is the town of viola witch is only half an hour from my house located on the same river.

[HaMeR]

 :shck:  That was the house I saw on the weather channel falling into the river this AM!! Get the hell outta there while you still have roads to drive on!! They also showed a washed out bridge & I big chunk of road somewhere around there!! 

Good Luck & we'll be thinking about you guys!! 

[Silencer]

Thats terrible, I guess I can live with this heat.   Good luck, use your heads, mother nature is tough.

[Bopeye]

Mother Nature doesn't suffer fools, so I'm figuring you two better get out of there before she notices you. 

In all seriousness, I hope y'all make out alright.

[FinsnFur]

Lake Delton is now gone :shck:
The water rushing into, completely blew it out and it all ran south. There's nothing but a mudhole there now.This is in the Wisconsin Dells where all the Tommy Bartlett water ski shows took place. Theres a ski ramp sunk in the mud at the bottom of the now gone lake Delton.

[Rick223]

Thanks for the replys Ill tell ya Im keepin my eyes and ears open I stayed home from work today they are about to close the only road left to where I work I didnt feel like gettin stuck in that town. But so far the town I live in is ok but if the sauk city dam goes it will send about 8.9 square miles of water my way that would be a total nightmare for everyone on this river, it would take about 2 days for  the water to get here so hopefully I have time to get out.
THEN Ill be headin over to jimmers hes on alot higher ground. 
Dont worry Jim Ill bring my own toothbrush this time

I hope the rain forcasted holds off we certainly dont need it.

[alscalls]

Prayin for you folks.

[FinsnFur]

Hey Rich...pack up all your belongings tonight and put them in the boat. Chain the boat to the porch.
If you wake up and the boats floating off the trailer, just motor on over this way till you get to the bottom of the hill

I'll back one of the trucks down there tonight and leave the keys under the seat for ya.
Bring beer and cat litter

[alscalls]

 :roflmao: :roflmao: :nono:You aint got em all JIm

[FinsnFur]

Whaat?...my marbles?

[KySongDog]

You guys be safe.  Flood waters are nothin' to fool with.  Before you know it you can get trapped.   

Play it safe and get out while you can.

Semp

[Rick223]

Hey Rich...pack up all your belongings tonight and put them in the boat. Chain the boat to the porch.
If you wake up and the boats floating off the trailer, just motor on over this way till you get to the bottom of the hill

I'll back one of the trucks down there tonight and leave the keys under the seat for ya.
Bring beer and cat litter

:roflmao:
Whats the cat litter for?   

[Bopeye]

Play it safe and get out while you can.

Semp

Yeah, what dad just said. I know you boys are yanks and all, but I couldn't stand the thought of something happening to you.

Please be careful. 

[Rick223]

Thanks guys for the concern Ive made preparations and luckily my neighbor is an emt and shes keepin me updated frequently on whats going on. They also have a sheriffs deputy parked at the edge town at all times in case we need to evacuate.
Jim is pretty safe the town he lives in is so high above the river they dont even get mosquitoes there.
Rich

[Todd Rahm]

Jim is pretty safe the town he lives in is so high above the river they dont even get mosquitoes there.

Other then the population Rick, hows the elevation of the town? 

[Hawks Feather]

Rick,

I hope that the water starts going down soon.  I was watching homes get the foundations washed out from under them on the noon news.  They also thought that more rain is going to be hitting the southern part of the state.   

If you go to Jim's just take along some beer and Kitty litter and he will welcome you with open arms.   

Later,

Jerry

[HaMeR]

Don't ask about the kitty litter. It's all good.      :roflmao: :roflmao:


Be Careful & when your neighbor says RUN!! Don't wait for all three letters to hit your ears!!

I sure hope the rains quit up there too. I'm thinking about you good folks!! Be Careful!!

[Rick223]

Todd the elevation of my town starts right two feet above the river to about 50 feet above it built on a hillside more or less.
My house is like 15 ft above normal levels and im about 1.5 blocks awy from it.

Jim is up high not sure how high above he is and he is also quit aways away.