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: Sunday 3:49pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 3:49pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 4:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 3:49pm CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY 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 Near Berlin affecting Green Lake County. Crawfish River At Milford affecting Jefferson 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 Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, Floodwaters are into the lower levels of some homes in the Town of Wheatland and Village of Salem Lakes areas along Riverside Drive and Shorewood Drive. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 3:00 PM CDT Sunday was 13.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon and continue falling to 10.8 feet Sunday, May 03. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.8 feet on 06/28/2013. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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 late tonight at 400 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ad37faf54cc48aa136a7b4a435f9bfeb16847ea.008.1 Codes: ILC097, WIC059 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ad37faf54cc48aa136a7b4a435f9bfeb16847ea.008.1