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WGUS63 KLOT 021606
FFALOT
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1106 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026
...THE FLOOD WATCH IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
ILLINOIS RIVER AT LA SALLE AFFECTING PUTNAM, LA SALLE AND BUREAU
ZONES.
FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER (UPPER)...INCLUDING LA SALLE...FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS WATER LEVELS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ARE POSSIBLE, BUT
NOT YET CERTAIN, BASED UPON THE LATEST FORECASTS. PERSONS ALONG
RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
THESE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AS WELL AS
FORECAST PRECIPITATION 24 HOURS INTO THE FUTURE. CHANGES TO THE
RAINFALL FORECAST, OR ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AFTER 24 HOURS, MAY
CAUSE CHANGES TO THESE RIVER FORECASTS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY LATE TONIGHT.
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1106 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE MONDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ILLINOIS RIVER FROM STARVED ROCK LOCK AND DAM DOWNSTREAM
TO CONFLUENCE WITH BIG BUREAU CREEK, INCLUDING THE LA SALLE GAUGE.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 22.0 FEET, LOWER PARKING LOT AT STARVED ROCK STATE
PARK IS INUNDATED EAST OF LA SALLE. HIGH WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO
IMPACT SHIPPING INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4131 8940 4135 8933 4137 8898 4128 8899
4128 8929
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