Humidity: 96%
Pressure: 1017.4 mb
Wind Speed: NE 3 mph
Today is a very rainy day. Since about 9:00 this morning, there has been a consistent rain coming down. It's nothing torrential, but certainly not just a drizzle. Here in Eau Claire, everyone is preparing for a major flood to happen on the Chippewa River. Fortunately, it doesn't look like we'll see anything to extreme. I looked at the flood hydrograph for today (below) and even with the projected rainfall over the next 24 hours, we will barely come close to the "minor" flooding stage. In other words, the river is going to be high enough to be much more exciting than last spring, but we'll be safe from serious flooding. Below is the flood hydrograph from the Chipp. It can be found at the National Oceanic and Atmoshperic Administration website. The direct link is http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=mpx&gage=eclw3
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