NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WIFL.W 0047October 2, 2026
Flood Warning: Lake and Kenosha, IL and WI
The National Weather Service office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued a flood warning for Lake and Kenosha in Illinois, Wisconsin, which was in force until 10:00 a.m. local time on October 5. It was the 47th river flood warning the NWS office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued in 2026. Illinois had 7 flood warnings in October 2026, against 13 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Illinois's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
- Area
- Lake and Kenosha
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:57 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 a.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMKX FL.W 0047
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Illinois since 2008Every warning type in Illinois
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The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Wisconsin...Illinois... Fox River Lower Near New Munster affecting Lake and Kenosha Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Fox River Lower near New Munster. * WHEN...Until Monday 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 Friday the stage was 10.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 3:00 PM CDT Friday was 10.4 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to 11.2 feet tomorrow morning. It will rise to 11.4 feet late Saturday night then begin to fall. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.7 feet on 02/08/2019. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.