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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1059 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025

...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...

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 this evening at 1100 PM CDT.

&&

ILC097-WIC059-250400-
/O.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250825T1200Z/
/NMSW3.1.ER.250819T0915Z.250822T0045Z.250825T0600Z.NO/
1059 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is 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 10:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 11.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:00 AM CDT Sunday was 11.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is forecast to fall below flood stage
    just after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.0 feet on 03/11/2020.
  - 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    Mon  Tue  Wed  Thu
New Munster     11.0  10.0  11.06 10 AM 8/24  10.8 10.6 10.4 10.3

-                    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      11.7 7 PM 8/21        -0.29        11.10 12 PM 8/24


&&

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


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