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NZUS99 KLOT 080227  
FLRLOT  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
927 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
ILC031-097-082030-  
927 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DES PLAINES RIVER FROM TOWNLINE ROAD  
IN LIBERTYVILLE DOWNSTREAM TO PALATINE ROAD IN PROSPECT HEIGHTS,  
INCLUDING THE LINCOLNSHIRE GAUGE.  
 
FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AT 8:45 PM CDT  
TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE  
FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO A CREST OF 12.6 FEET  
WEDNESDAY EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY  
MORNING.  

 
 
ILC097-082030-  
927 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DES PLAINES RIVER FROM US-41 IN  
GURNEE DOWNSTREAM TO TOWNLINE ROAD IN VERNON HILLS, INCLUDING THE  
GURNEE GAUGE.  
 
UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AT 8:30 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS  
8.4 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 8.4 FEET JUST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY  
MORNING.  

 
 
ILC097-082030-  
927 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DES PLAINES RIVER FROM IL/WI STATE  
LINE DOWNSTREAM TO US-41 IN GURNEE, INCLUDING THE RUSSELL GAUGE.  
 
UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AT 8:30 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5  
FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THURSDAY  
MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING.  

 
 
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