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River Flood Warning
Issued: 8:26 PM Apr. 29, 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 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 3:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 11.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 3:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Saturday morning and continue falling to 10.0 feet Wednesday, May 06. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.5 feet on 06/05/2002. - 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 Thu Fri Sat Sun New Munster 11.0 10.0 11.54 3 pm 4/29 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.6 - 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 14.18 3 pm 4/22 -0.40 11.60 1 pm 4/29 &&
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