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WGUS83 KLOT 290148
FLSLOT
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
748 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
...THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE AFFECTING KANKAKEE COUNTY.
FOR THE KANKAKEE RIVER...INCLUDING MOMENCE...ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS
ARE FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN ICE JAM IS AFFECTING WATER LEVELS IN THIS AREA. RIVER FORECASTS
DURING ICE JAMS ARE LESS CERTAIN DUE TO MANY COMPLICATED FACTORS.
SIGNIFICANT RIVER ICE COVER CAN CAUSE LARGE WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS
AND FLOODING WITH LITTLE ADVANCED NOTICE. RIVER ICE MAY ALSO CAUSE
GAUGE OBSERVATIONS TO BE INACCURATE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
ILC091-292000-
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748 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AN ICE JAM REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM CONTINUES.
* WHERE...KANKAKEE RIVER FROM IL/IN STATE LINE DOWNSTREAM TO
CONFLUENCE WITH IROQUOIS RIVER AT AROMA PARK, INCLUDING THE
MOMENCE GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED FLOODING OF WETLANDS, FOREST LAND,
AGRICULTURAL LAND, AND ROADWAYS MAY OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 6:45 PM CST WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.6 FEET. THE
INDICATED STAGE WAS EFFECTED BY AN ICE JAM DOWNSTREAM OF THE
GAUGE.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR TO JUST BELOW
FLOOD STAGE WHILE THE ICE JAM IS IN PLACE, WITH LOCAL WATER
LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS POSSIBLE.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4115 8784 4118 8778 4122 8756 4111 8753
4106 8780 4106 8784
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