Pretty crazy rainfall amounts in Mazo and Crossplains and Middleton

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http://www.wkow.com/story/38929767/2018/08/21/historic-rainfall


Rainfall amounts.

Cross Plains 15.33"
Cross Plains 13.09"
Cross Plains 12.97"
Cross Plains 11.16"
Middleton 11.63"
Middleton 11.03"
Madison (Elver Park) 11.02"
Verona 10.47"
West Madison 9.62"
West Madison 9.58"
SW Madison 9.40"
SW Madison 9.20"
Mount Horeb 7.32"

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1. Jeez !

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2. And more to come, including downtown Madison and east side...

City of Madison releases map identifying high-risk flood areas

https://www.channel3000.com/news/city-of-madison-releases-map-identifying-high-risk-flood-areas/785511544

http://www.cityofmadison.com/live-work/extreme-weather/flooding/flood-map

Map of flooding citywide: http://www.cityofmadison.com/sites/default/files/city-of-madison/frontpage/documents/FloodMap-City.pdf

Map of flooding on the isthmus: http://www.cityofmadison.com/sites/default/files/city-of-madison/frontpage/documents/FloodMap-Isthmus.pdf

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3. Apparently the damn/locks could fail on lake Mendota...

...if they dont open them up. Mendota is about 5 feet higher then Lake Monona from what I remember. They have to release more water via the Yahara River into Monona and its 2" over historical high now. The Yahara is about 20 blocks east of the capital.

They are sandbagging along the Yahara and other places. Hopefully all will be good.

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4. Photo of the Yahara between Mendota and Monona

The Yahara River as seen from the bridge on Rutledge Street in between Riverside and Thornton avenues of the Yahara River spilling into Lake Monona in Madison. The Yahara River is at least a foot and a half higher than it was before Monday’s rainfall, according to U.S. Geological Survey data. (Photo: Molly Beck/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2018/08/24/madison-braces-flooding-news-and-photos-shared-social-media/1083114002/

I've kayaked down this many times and never seen it like this. If they open the locks its going to go up even higher.

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5. At one point I lived about a hundred yards from that bridge.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm6NCypn-IS/