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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1008 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1015 PM CDT.

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1008 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is currently 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 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 10.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.9
    feet this afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    10.9 feet on 11/28/2015.
  - 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    Sat  Sun  Mon  Tue
New Munster     11.0  10.0  10.84 9 am 5/10   10.8 10.5 10.1 9.8

-                    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         0.03       10.90 1 am 5/11


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


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