8/10/2025 5:27:00 AM until 8/10/2025 5:30:00 PM

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 530 PM CDT.

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan WI has issued a Flood Warning for the following river in Wisconsin... Root River At Franklin affecting Milwaukee County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Root River at Franklin. * WHEN...Until tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Portions of the Root River Parkway are flooded. A portion of Oakwood Road in southern Milwaukee County is flooded and closed. Some yards along the river are flooded. There is flooding to agricultural land. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 7.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this morning to a crest of 8.8 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.8 feet on 09/18/1972. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood