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By GAZETTE STAFF Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 5:11 p.m.

The U.S. Geological Survey gauge at Afton, just south of Janesville, registered 8.36 feet and rising shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday. Flood stage at Afton is 9 feet.

Southern Wisconsin is under a flash flood watch.

Turtle Creek at Carvers Rock Road near Clinton reached 6.44 feet Sunday afternoon, nearly half a foot over bankfull, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Lake Koshkonong at Newville was at 8.44 feet. Flood stage is 10 feet at that location.

The Sugar River at Brodhead was at 3.73 feet. Flood stage at Brodhead is 5.5 feet. The National Weather Service predicts the Sugar River will flood at Brodhead by Tuesday.

1919eternal
Mar 8, 2009 at 8:50 p.m.
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Accuweather is terrible at forcasting. There is a huge weather sysytem coming for mid week with possibly more rain than this weekend. NOAA website is much better.

ohmygosh1000
Mar 8, 2009 at 8:42 p.m.
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prevention . . . if it's along the lines of last year's flooding . . . it WILL be as extreme. They'll be the SAME.

janesvillean
Mar 8, 2009 at 7:20 p.m.
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The forecast for the next two weeks is pretty light on precipitation.
http://www.accuweather.com/us/wi/janesvi...

chainsawchuckie
Mar 8, 2009 at 7:15 p.m.
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my back still is feeling the pain from last years sandbagging. lets hope for the best. good thing that all this rain wasn't snow!!!!!! we would be more than knee high to a duck

STAY SAFE!!

prevention
Mar 8, 2009 at 7:02 p.m.
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I predict something along the lines of last year's flooding. Hopefully, it is not as extreme.

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