Flash Flood Watch
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1015 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

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

  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 Tuesday morning at 615 AM CDT.

&&

ILC097-WIC059-161115-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FL.A.0028.240717T0600Z-240721T0600Z/
/NMSW3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1015 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

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

* WHEN...From late Tuesday night to early Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Water is up to the first floor levels of
  some homes in the Town of Wheatland and Village of Salem Lakes
  area along Riverside Drive and Shorewood Drive.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 9.5 feet.
  - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached early Wednesday
    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 1 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
New Munster     11.0  10.0  9.51  9 pm 7/15   11.0 11.8 11.8 11.4

-                    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     9.51  9 pm 7/15         1.13       11.80 1 am 7/19


&&

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

$$

WOOD