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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
503 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

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

  Fox River Lower Near New Munster affecting Lake and Kenosha
  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 this afternoon at 115 PM CDT.

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503 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

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

* WHEN...From late tonight 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 4:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.2 feet.
  - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached just after midnight
    tonight.
  - 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 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
New Munster     11.0  10.0  10.17 4 am 7/16   11.3 11.8 11.7 11.3

-                    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     10.17 4 am 7/16         1.49       11.80 1 am 7/19


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

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MRC