Flood Warning

NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI · US

Updated

Details

Flood Warning Now In Effect Until Friday Afternoon

Event: Flood Warning
Issued: 2026-09-24 03:10:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-24 03:10:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-24 15:15:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-25 22:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Response: Avoid

Description

Overview

...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Illinois...Wisconsin... 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 Friday afternoon.

Impacts

At 12.0 feet, Water is up to the first floor levels of some homes in the Town of Wheatland, Silver Lake and Village of Salem Lakes area along Riverside Drive and Shorewood Drive. Hoosier Creek Rd floods.

Additional details

- At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 11.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 12.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late Friday morning and continue falling to 8.8 feet Wednesday, September 30. - 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

Instructions

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. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 1015 AM CDT.

Affected areas

Lake County, IL
Kenosha County, WI

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-24 03:11:07 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m7s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M38PAE9QYFTQRMTP1C19J0VA
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Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
AWIPS ID: CAPMKX
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.4544
WMO heading: XOUS53
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 53

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	FLS
NationalWeatherService	FLW

Parameters

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WMOidentifier	WGUS83 KMKX 240310
NWSheadline	FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.EXT.KMKX.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-260925T2200Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-25T17:00:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Lake County, IL
Kenosha County, WI

Name	Value
SAME	017097
SAME	055059
UGC	ILC097
UGC	WIC059

Polygons: 42.62,-88.3 42.62,-88.17 42.55,-88.14 42.46,-88.14 42.46,-88.22 42.55,-88.24 42.62,-88.3