# Flood Warning: Lafayette, WI — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-19 12:27 ingested 2026-09-20 02:45

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Flood Warning — Lafayette, WI
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Wisconsin...

East Branch Pecatonica River Near Blanchardville affecting
Lafayette County.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...East Branch Pecatonica River near Blanchardville.

* WHEN...From this evening to Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Highway 78, F and H north of park in
Blanchardville is flooded and closed. Floodwaters completely cover
McKellar Park, inluding the tennis courts and football field.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 8.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
evening to a crest of 13.2 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will
then fall below flood stage Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.2
feet on 03/05/1949.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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