⚠️ Flood Warning – Lake, IL; Kenosha, WI – Friday, October 2, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 2 at 9:53AM CDT until October 5 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Details

…The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois…Wisconsin…

Fox River Lower Near New Munster affecting Lake and Kenosha
Counties.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Fox River Lower near New Munster.

* WHEN…From this morning to 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 AM CDT Friday the stage was 10.1 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this afternoon to a crest of 11.6 feet tomorrow morning. 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 02/08/2019.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1000 PM CDT.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.