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RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE PAST PRECIPITATION AND FORECAST RAINFALL FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY, TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  7:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET AND STEADY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* RECENT ACTIVITY, RAINFALL ACROSS WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS
WILL LEAD THE RIVER TO RISE AGAIN.
* FORECAST, RISE TO 12.6 FEET SUNDAY EVENING, THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT, AT  12.5 FEET, WATER AFFECTS SOME SUMMER COTTAGES ALONG THE
RIVER.

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...HOT AND HUMID INTO THE EARLY EVENING...

AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S COMBINED WITH DEW
POINTS IN THE LOWER 70S WILL PRODUCE PEAK HEAT INDEX READINGS
IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THE HOT AND
HUMID CONDITIONS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES STRENUOUS,
ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN, ELDERLY, PETS, AND THOSE OUTSIDE FOR
EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON REMEMBER TO DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER, WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING, LIMIT YOUR TIME IN
THE SUN, AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE AIR CONDITIONING. ALSO,
NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR PET IN AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE BECAUSE IT CAN
BECOME DANGEROUSLY HOT WITHIN MINUTES.