Kenosha, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Fox River Lower near New Munster.

* WHEN...From this evening to Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Water is up to the first floor levels of
some homes in the Town of Wheatland and Village of Salem Lakes
area along Riverside Drive and Shorewood Drive.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 11.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM CDT Friday was 11.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.9
feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Wednesday afternoon.
- 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

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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 7 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Sat  Sun  Mon  Tue
New Munster     11.0  10.0  11.00 9 pm 4/03   11.7 11.9 11.8 11.4

-                    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     11.0  9 pm 4/03         1.76       11.90 7 am 4/06


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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...For tonight into Saturday morning, northeast winds 15 to
20 kt with gusts 25 to 30 kt and waves 4 to 6 ft expected. For
Saturday afternoon and onwards, west winds 15 to 20 kt with
gusts 25 to 30 kt and waves around 4 ft.

* WHERE...Nearshore Waters from Sheboygan to Winthrop Harbor IL.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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