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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1016 PM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...Forecast flooding duration set for expiration early Monday
morning for the following rivers in Wisconsin...Illinois...

  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.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 1030 AM CDT.

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ILC097-WIC059-211530-
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/NMSW3.1.ER.250819T0915Z.250821T0600Z.250825T0600Z.NO/
1016 PM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until 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 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 11.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 11.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.7
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage early Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.7 feet on 05/10/2019.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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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 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Fri  Sat  Sun  Mon
New Munster     11.0  10.0  11.62 9 pm 8/20   11.5 11.2 11.1 11.0

-                    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     11.63 8 pm 8/20         0.29       11.70 1 pm 8/21


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


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HEEREN