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WGUS83 KLOT 061524  
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FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1024 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
ILLINOIS...  
 
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE AFFECTING LAKE IL COUNTY.  
 
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR RUSSELL AFFECTING LAKE IL COUNTY.  
 
KISHWAUKEE RIVER NEAR PERRYVILLE AFFECTING WINNEBAGO COUNTY.  
   
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA  
 
KANKAKEE RIVER AT DUNNS BRIDGE AFFECTING PORTER AND JASPER  
COUNTIES.  
 
KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY AFFECTING LAKE IN AND NEWTON COUNTIES.  
 
FOR THE DES PLAINES RIVER...INCLUDING RUSSELL, GURNEE, LINCOLNSHIRE,  
DES PLAINES, RIVER FOREST, RIVERSIDE...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS WATER LEVELS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ARE IMMINENT OR  
MAY ALREADY BE OCCURRING. PERSONS ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE  
WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND  
PROPERTY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ILC097-070930-  
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260410T1800Z/  
/GUNI2.1.ER.260405T0007Z.260408T0000Z.260410T1200Z.NO/  
1024 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...DES PLAINES RIVER FROM US-41 IN GURNEE DOWNSTREAM TO  
TOWNLINE ROAD IN VERNON HILLS, INCLUDING THE GURNEE GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 9.0 FEET, KILBOURNE ROAD AND EMERALD AVENUE  
THREATENED NEAR GRAND AVENUE IN GURNEE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:30 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 9:30 AM CDT MONDAY WAS 7.9 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 8.4  
FEET TOMORROW EVENING. IT IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD  
STAGE FRIDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4239 8796 4239 8787 4230 8791 4224 8788  
4224 8797 4230 8800  
 
 
 
INC073-127-070930-  
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260412T1800Z/  
/DBRI3.1.ER.260404T1815Z.260408T0600Z.260412T1200Z.NO/  
1024 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...KANKAKEE RIVER FROM US-421 SOUTH OF LA CROSSE DOWNSTREAM  
TO IN-49 SOUTH OF KOUTS, INCLUDING THE DUNNS BRIDGE GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, STRUCTURES THREATENED NEAR IN-49 AND THE  
RIVER. BACKWATER ON A DRAINAGE CANAL THREATENS 1200 SOUTH ROAD  
EAST OF IN-49.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 10:00 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 10:00 AM CDT MONDAY WAS 11.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 11.5  
FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW  
FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4128 8728 4132 8713 4129 8689 4121 8687  
4118 8697 4117 8725  
 
 
 
ILC097-070930-  
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260409T2100Z/  
/RUSI2.1.ER.260404T1007Z.260406T1800Z.260409T1500Z.NO/  
1024 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...DES PLAINES RIVER FROM IL/WI STATE LINE DOWNSTREAM TO  
US-41 IN GURNEE, INCLUDING THE RUSSELL GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 9.5 FEET, RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES THREATENED ALONG  
RUSSELL ROAD BETWEEN THE RIVER AND KILBOURNE ROAD. INDUSTRIAL  
PARKING LOTS THREATENED ALONG KILBOURNE ROAD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:30 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 9:30 AM CDT MONDAY WAS 8.8 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 8.9  
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
LATE THURSDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4251 8797 4250 8787 4247 8789 4239 8787  
4239 8796 4247 8799  
 
 
 
ILC201-070715-  
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260407T0712Z/  
/PRYI2.1.ER.260403T2100Z.260405T1430Z.260407T0112Z.NO/  
1024 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...KISHWAUKEE RIVER FROM CONFLUENCE WITH SOUTH BRANCH  
KISHWAUKEE RIVER DOWNSTREAM TO THE ROCK RIVER, INCLUDING THE  
PERRYVILLE GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 13.0 FEET, ROADWAYS THREATENED AT BLACKHAWK VALLEY  
CAMPGROUND SOUTH OF ROCKFORD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:30 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 9:30 AM CDT MONDAY WAS 14.1 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THE WEEK.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4221 8910 4221 8903 4225 8898 4223 8893  
4217 8899 4217 8916  
 
 
 
INC089-111-070930-  
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/SLBI3.1.ER.260404T2045Z.260408T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/  
1024 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
THIS APPROACHES THE FLOOD OF RECORD.  
 
* WHERE...KANKAKEE RIVER FROM NEAR I-65 AND DE MOTTE DOWNSTREAM TO  
IL/IN STATE LINE, INCLUDING THE SHELBY GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 11.5 FEET, LOW-LYING RESIDENCES ARE THREATENED ALONG  
BLUEGRASS ROAD EAST OF SUMAVA RESORTS AND ALONG WESTWOOD DRIVE AND  
ISLAND BOULEVARD NEAR SHELBY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:45 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 9:45 AM CDT MONDAY WAS 11.1 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 11.4  
FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4122 8756 4128 8728 4117 8725 4111 8753  
 
 
 
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