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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
857 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025

...The Flood Watch is extended for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...Illinois...

  Fox River Lower Near New Munster affecting Kenosha and Lake
  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 late tonight at 500 AM CDT.

&&

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857 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

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

* WHEN...From Saturday morning to Sunday 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 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 9.2 feet.
  - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Saturday 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 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun
New Munster     11.0  10.0  9.16  8 pm 8/13   10.0 10.8 11.1 10.5

-                    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     9.16  8 pm 8/13         0.74       11.10 7 pm 8/16


&&

LAT...LON 4262 8830 4262 8817 4255 8814 4246 8814
      4246 8822 4255 8824

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MRC