| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Lake, IL; Kenosha, WI |
| Effective | 9/20/2026, 9:35:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/20/2026, 9:45:00 PM CDT |
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:35AM CDT until September 23 at 3:00PM 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 Kenosha and Lake
Counties.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Fox River Lower near New Munster.
* WHEN…From this evening to Wednesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 12.0 feet, Water is up to the first floor levels of
some homes in the Town of Wheatland, Silver Lake and Village of
Salem Lakes area along Riverside Drive and Shorewood Drive. Hoosier
Creek Rd floods.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 9.8 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
evening to a crest of 11.9 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will
then fall below flood stage late Wednesday 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
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 945 PM CDT.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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