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River Flood Warning
Issued: 8:43 PM Apr. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Fox River Lower near New Munster. * WHEN...Until Saturday morning. * 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 3:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 3:00 PM CDT Tuesday was 12.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Saturday morning and continue falling to 10.2 feet Tuesday, May 05. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.2 feet on 06/19/1996. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && 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 1 pm... Location stage stage stage/time Wed Thu Fri Sat New Munster 11.0 10.0 11.95 3 pm 4/28 11.7 11.4 11.1 10.9 - 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 14.44 3 pm 4/21 -0.39 12.00 1 pm 4/28 &&
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