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WGUS63 KLOT 030614
FFALOT
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
114 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
..THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS RIVER AT LA SALLE AFFECTING BUREAU, LA SALLE AND PUTNAM
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 THIS AFTERNOON.
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114 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS 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 THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.0 FEET, AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN LA SALLE, SPRING
VALLEY, AND PERU ARE INUNDATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 12:45 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4131 8940 4135 8933 4137 8898 4128 8899
4128 8929
PETR
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