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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
428 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Wisconsin...

  Fox River Lower Near New Munster affecting Kenosha and Lake
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 430 PM CDT.

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ILC097-WIC059-092130-
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/NMSW3.1.ER.240509T1200Z.000000T0000Z.240514T0600Z.NO/
428 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Fox River Lower near New Munster.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Water is up to the first floor levels of
  some homes in the Town of Wheatland and Village of Salem Lakes
  area along Riverside Drive and Shorewood Drive.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this morning to a crest of 11.9 feet early Saturday morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and predicted
precipitation for the basin. Precipitation is for the next 24 hours
in the future from April through September and for 48 hours in the
future from October through March.

(Stages in ft.)       Bank-       Latest         Forecast stages
-               Flood full       observed        ...for 7 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Fri  Sat  Sun  Mon
New Munster     11.0  10.0  10.72 4 am 5/09   11.6 11.9 11.7 11.3

-                    Highest       24 hour change
-                    observed      in river stage
-                    stage in        (ft.) up to     Highest stage
-                    the last      latest observed    forecast in
-                     7 days            stage         next 7 days
New Munster     10.72 4 am 5/09         1.38       11.90 7 pm 5/11


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LAT...LON 4262 8830 4262 8817 4255 8814 4246 8814
      4245 8824 4255 8824


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