625  
FOUS73 KMSR 170200  
FFHLOT  
 
HEADWATER FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE  
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
900 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
CHICAGO HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA  
 
AVERAGE INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR GIVEN DURATIONS REQUIRED TO INITIATE  
FLASH FLOODING AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.  
 
.B MSR 260417 Z DH00/DC2604170200 /DUE/PPHCF/PPTCF/PPQCF  
:  
:IDENT 1HR 3HR 6HR HEADWATER NAME STREAM  
:======= ==== ==== ==== ==================== ==================  
:  
: *** ILLINOIS HEADWATER POINTS ***  
:  
NBPI2 1.7/ 1.5/ 1.2 :CHICAGO IL N BR CHICAGO R  
CDCI2 1.7/ 2.0/ 2.3 :CHICAGO HEIGHTS IL DEER CR  
DRFI2 2.0/ 2.2/ 2.4 :DEERFIELD IL N BR CHICAGO R  
DEKI2 3.5/ 4.0/ 4.4 :DE KALB IL S BR KISHWAUKEE R  
DSPI2 0.5/ 1.0/ 1.0 :DES PLAINES IL DES PLAINES R  
WLRI2 2.3/ 2.6/ 3.0 :DES PLAINES IL WELLER CR  
EMHI2 1.8/ 2.1/ 2.4 :ELMHURST IL SALT CR  
FLSI2 1.4/ 1.8/ 2.2 :FLOSSMOOR IL BUTTERFIELD CR  
GLWI2 2.5/ 2.9/ 3.2 :GLENWOOD IL THORN CR  
GUNI2 0.5/ 1.0/ 1.0 :GURNEE IL DES PLAINES R  
JHCI2 1.5/ 1.7/ 1.9 :JOLIET IL HICKORY CR  
LAFI2 2.0/ 2.2/ 2.4 :LAKE FOREST IL SKOKIE R  
NILI2 2.8/ 3.2/ 3.7 :NILES IL N BR CHICAGO R  
NBRI2 3.0/ 3.5/ 4.0 :NORTHBROOK IL W FK N BR CHICAGO R  
OAKI2 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.6 :OAK FOREST IL MIDLOTHIAN CR  
MCDI2 2.1/ 2.4/ 2.7 :PROSPECT HTS IL MCDONALD CR  
ALPI2 1.0/ 1.1/ 1.1 :ROCKFORD IL ALPINE DAM-KEITH CR  
LEVI2 1.3/ 1.5/ 1.8 :ROCKFORD IL LEVINGS LAKE  
PPLI2 1.4/ 1.7/ 2.0 :ROCKFORD IL PAGE PARK LAKE  
ROLI2 2.0/ 2.3/ 2.7 :ROLLING MEADOWS IL SALT CR  
SCHI2 2.6/ 2.9/ 3.2 :ST CHARLES IL FERSON CR  
SORI2 2.7/ 2.7/ 2.6 :SHOREWOOD IL DU PAGE R  
THNI2 1.5/ 1.4/ 1.4 :THORNTON IL THORN CR  
WHEI2 1.8/ 1.9/ 2.0 :WHEELING IL BUFFALO CR  
WLSI2 3.1/ 3.7/ 4.2 :WILLOW SPRINGS IL FLAG CR  
YRKI2 1.8/ 1.8/ 1.8 :YORKVILLE IL BLACKBERRY CR  
:  
: *** INDIANA HEADWATER POINTS ***  
:  
HDDI3 3.4/ 3.4/ 3.6 :DYER IN HART DITCH  
MNTI3 3.1/ 3.2/ 3.3 :MUNSTER IN HART DITCH  
LCMI3 2.1/ 2.1/ 2.1 :MUNSTER IN LITTLE CALUMET R  
PRTI3 1.4/ 1.3/ 1.3 :PORTER IN LITTLE CALUMET R  
.END  

 
 
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