Posts under ‘Fox River’
Emergency Management urges residents to leave flooding areas
Kenosha County Emergency Management has issued the following press release in the wake of the predicted flooding along the Fox River:
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Sullivan WI has predicted that the Fox River will rise from its current flood stage of 10.31 Feet (10:00 AM on July 23, 2010) and will crest at 13.5 feet on July 24, 2010, then begin falling. The Fox River Height/flow is measured at the… Continue reading
Flooding coming on Fox River says weather service
The National Weather Service is predicting that the Fox River at the New Munster measuring station will exceed flood stage of 10 feet sometime this morning due to heavy rainfall last night and additional rain expected today
The river could rise as high as 12.5 feet by Saturday morning, the NWS says. A flood warning is in effect… Continue reading
Heavy rain should push Fox to flood stage
The National Weather Service is saying heavy rain todya is expected to puch the Fox River at the New Munster measuring station into flood stage today.
A flash flood watch and a fllod warning have been issued for the area.
But with rain ending today and none in the forecast again until Monday, the river is expected to begin receding Sunday and perhaps be back down below flood stage Wednesday.
Temps are forecast for highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s throughout… Continue reading
Flood warning issued for Fox River
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Fox River in Western Kenosha County.
The river is expected to reach flood stage of 10 feet very early Thursday morning and stay above flood level for the forecastable future (about a week).
There's a pretty good chance of rain in the NWS forecast through Sunday, as well… Continue reading
Fox could be flooding by mid-week
Plenty of rain predicted for the area this week could have the Fox River rising over flood stage (10 feet) by Thursday and up to 12 feet through the weekend.
There's a better than 50 percent chance of rain Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and a lesser, but still present, chance the balance of the week.
Looks like I better get that rain gauge I purchased last fall up… Continue reading
Flood warning issued for Fox River
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Fox River.
The river crept over the flood stage of 10 feet Sunday at the New Munster measuring station. The river is forecast to peak at about 11.5 feet Wednesday before beginning to recede.
The good news is that there is no rain in the forecast for the next few day. However, it could snow some today, less than an inch during the day and less than an inch again tonight… Continue reading
Fox River on rise, but still below flood level
It seems like it's been forever since anyone was concerned about the level of the Fox River. After the June 19 storm, there were not a lot of significant rain events to bump up the river all summer.
But the steady rain of recent weeks has caused the river to finally to start to rise. As of this morning it was at 8.6 feet at the New Munster observation station, still a bit below
Lots of rain but the Fox River is very low
We're getting plenty of rain this morning. Luckily the Fox River is still well below flood stage.
The National Weather Service forecast still calls for rain to end early this afternoon and for temperatures to get near 90 today and over 90 tomorrow. But there's a chance of rain in the forecast through Monday. Anyone seeing flooding on roads or… Continue reading
