Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
Areas Affected: Lake, IL; Kenosha, WI
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 5:10am CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 5:10am CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 5:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 5:10am CDT
Event Ends: Friday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Wisconsin...Illinois... Rock River At Newville affecting Rock County. Rock River Near Lake Koshkonong affecting Jefferson and Rock Counties. Rock River At Fort Atkinson affecting Jefferson County. Rock River At Afton affecting Winnebago and Rock Counties. Rock River At Jefferson affecting Jefferson County. ROCK RIVER near LEBANON-3 E-HWY MM BRIDGE affecting Dodge County. Fox River Lower Near New Munster affecting Lake and Kenosha Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Fox River Lower near New Munster. * WHEN...Until tomorrow evening. * 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 4:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 4:00 AM CDT Thursday was 11.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.3 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.3 feet on 03/30/2020. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. 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 afternoon at 515 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a90a3b0738ba9377e1de63ae2cc952746d5789b3.006.1 Codes: WIC059 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a90a3b0738ba9377e1de63ae2cc952746d5789b3.006.1