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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
139 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan WI has issued
a Flood Watch for the following rivers in Wisconsin...Illinois...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 945 PM CDT.

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139 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

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

* WHEN...From late tonight to Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Water is in the yards of some homes in the
  Village of Salem Lakes and Town of Wheatland areas, including
  Riverside Dr and Shorewood Dr. There are 3-4 inches of water over
  77th Street in the Town of Wheatland.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 10.0 feet.
  - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached late tonight.
  - 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 1 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun
New Munster     11.0  10.0    9.99 1 PM 5/08  11.3 11.5 11.5 11.2

-                    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       9.99 1 PM 5/08        1.87        11.50 1 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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MILLER