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WGUS83 KLOT 061633
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1133 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
ILLINOIS RIVER AT LA SALLE AFFECTING BUREAU, LA SALLE AND PUTNAM
COUNTIES.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
ILLINOIS RIVER AT OTTAWA AFFECTING LA SALLE COUNTY.
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 THIS AFTERNOON.
ILC099-061745-
/O.CAN.KLOT.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260406T1633Z/
/OTWI2.1.ER.260404T1555Z.260405T1845Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1133 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
ILLINOIS RIVER FROM HERITAGE HARBOR EAST OF OTTAWA DOWNSTREAM TO
STARVED ROCK LOCK AND DAM, INCLUDING THE OTTAWA GAUGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:30 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 462.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 459.7 FEET
MONDAY, APRIL 13.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4137 8898 4137 8879 4130 8879 4128 8899
ILC011-099-155-071045-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260410T1200Z/
/LSLI2.1.ER.260404T0017Z.260405T2330Z.260410T0600Z.NO/
1133 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...ILLINOIS RIVER FROM STARVED ROCK LOCK AND DAM DOWNSTREAM
TO CONFLUENCE WITH BIG BUREAU CREEK, INCLUDING THE LA SALLE GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* 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 MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 18.3 FEET
MONDAY, APRIL 13.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4131 8940 4135 8933 4137 8898 4128 8899
4128 8929
- IZZI
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