Lake County

Alerts in effect

Alerts covering all or part of Lake County.

• Flood Watchsevere

  Lake; Kenosha

  NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI · until Oct 4, 4:00 PM CDT

• Flood Warningsevere

  Lake, IL

  NWS Chicago IL · until Oct 6, 7:00 PM CDT

Outlook for the days ahead

• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 1: Marginal (At Least 5%) until Oct 2, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 1: no risk area over Lake County until Oct 3, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
• Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 2: no risk area over Lake County until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 2: no risk area over Lake County until Oct 3, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 3: no risk area over Lake County until Oct 5, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 3: no risk area over Lake County until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 4: no risk area over Lake County until Oct 5, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 5: no risk area over Lake County until Oct 6, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center

Rainfall forecast

• Day 1 (24 hours): no measurable rain forecast in Lake County issued Oct 2, 5:41 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Days 1–3 (72 hours): no measurable rain forecast in Lake County issued Oct 2, 5:53 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Days 1–7: no measurable rain forecast in Lake County issued Oct 2, 5:54 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center

River gauges

• Des Plaines River near Russell
  NowAction stage6.99 ftOct 2, 1:30 AM CDTForecastMinor flooding7.5 ftOct 4, 7:00 AM CDT
• Des Plaines River near Gurnee
  NowNo flooding6.3 ftOct 2, 2:30 AM CDTForecastAction stage6.6 ftOct 2, 1:00 PM CDT
• Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling
  NowNo flooding3.26 ftOct 2, 1:15 AM CDT
• Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire
  NowNo flooding10.73 ftOct 2, 1:45 AM CDT
• Fox River at Fox Lake
  NowNo flooding4.57 ftOct 2, 2:00 AM CDT
• Fox River at Lake Villa
  NowNo flooding4.53 ftOct 2, 2:15 AM CDT
• Fox River near Antioch
  NowNo flooding4.64 ftOct 2, 1:45 AM CDT
• Mill Creek (IL) at Old Mill Creek
  NowNo flooding9.63 ftOct 2, 2:00 AM CDT