720  
FGUS73 KLOT 232020  
ESFLOT  
ILC007-031-037-043-053-063-075-089-091-093-097-099-103-105-111-141-  
197-201-INC007-073-089-111-127-241800-  
 
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
220 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
...RISK FOR RIVER ICE FORMATION AND ISOLATED ICE JAMS WILL CONTINUE  
INTO NEXT WEEK...  
 
COLD TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK HAVE CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN  
RIVER ICE ACROSS THE AREA, INCLUDING MULTIPLE ICE JAMS. COLD  
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK, WITH FAVORABLE  
CONDITIONS FOR RIVER ICE FORMATION. AREAS OF OPEN RIVER MAY SEE NEW  
ICE GROWTH, WHILE AREAS WITH EXISTING ICE COVER MY THICKEN.  
 
NO WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED, BUT ICE JAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN  
ISOLATED AREAS, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ROCK, FOX, AND KANKAKEE RIVERS.  
ICE JAMS MAY CAUSE RISES OR FLUCTUATIONS ON AREA RIVERS WITH LITTLE  
WARNING.  
 
PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE  
LATEST FORECASTS.  
 
 
 
WSL  
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