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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
453 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

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 500 PM CDT.

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/NMSW3.1.ER.240509T2100Z.000000T0000Z.240511T0600Z.NO/
453 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Floodwaters begin to affect 77th St. in
  the Town of Wheatland. Floodwaters are near some homes along
  Riverside Dr, Shorewood Dr, and Highway W in the Village of Salem
  Lakes and Town of Wheatland areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 10.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.0
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just
    after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.0 feet on 03/11/2020.
  - 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    Sat  Sun  Mon  Tue
New Munster     11.0  10.0  10.85 4 am 5/10   10.9 10.7 10.3 10.0

-                    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     10.9  8 pm 5/09         0.13       11.00 1 am 5/11


&&

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


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HEEREN