NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WIFL.W 0045September 20, 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 3:00 p.m. local time on September 23. It was the 45th river flood warning the NWS office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued in 2026. Illinois had 20 flood warnings in September 2026, against 17 in an average September 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
- 9:35 a.m. CDT, September 20, 2026
- In force from
- 8:30 p.m. CDT, September 20, 2026
- Expires
- 3:00 p.m. CDT, September 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMKX FL.W 0045
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...Wisconsin... Fox River Lower Near New Munster affecting Kenosha and Lake Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Fox River Lower near New Munster. * WHEN...From this evening to Wednesday 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 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 9.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 11.9 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday morning. - 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
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 this evening at 945 PM 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.