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WGUS83 KLOT 161711
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1211 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
DES PLAINES RIVER AT LINCOLNSHIRE AFFECTING LAKE IL AND COOK
COUNTIES.
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR DES PLAINES AFFECTING COOK COUNTY.
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR RUSSELL AFFECTING LAKE IL COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE AFFECTING LAKE IL 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 LATE TONIGHT.
ILC031-097-171015-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LDRI2.2.ER.260416T0400Z.260418T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1211 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...DES PLAINES RIVER FROM TOWNLINE ROAD IN LIBERTYVILLE
DOWNSTREAM TO PALATINE ROAD IN PROSPECT HEIGHTS, INCLUDING THE
LINCOLNSHIRE GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 14.0 FEET, RESIDENCES THREATENED EAST OF THE RIVER
JUST SOUTH OF IL-22 (HALF-DAY ROAD). LINCOLNSHIRE DRIVE THREATENED
AT WILTSHIRE LANE.
AT 15.0 FEET, STRUCTURES THREATENED ALONG IL-22 (HALF-DAY ROAD)
JUST EAST OF THE RIVER. MULTIPLE STRUCTURES THREATENED NEAR AND
WEST OF US-45 (MILWAUKEE AVENUE) AND DEERFIELD ROAD. DEERFIELD
ROAD THREATENED NEAR THE RIVER. MULTIPLE TRAILS INUNDATED IN
HALF-DAY FOREST PRESERVE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 14.5 FEET ON
FRIDAY.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.5 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
14.4 FEET ON 05/01/2020.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4224 8797 4224 8788 4212 8784 4212 8794
ILC031-171015-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DSPI2.1.ER.260415T1630Z.260418T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1211 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...DES PLAINES RIVER FROM PALATINE ROAD IN PROSPECT HEIGHTS
DOWNSTREAM TO IRVING PARK ROAD IN CHICAGO, INCLUDING THE DES
PLAINES GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 17.0 FEET, CENTRAL ROAD AND GOLF ROAD ARE THREATENED
IN DES PLAINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:45 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST OF NEAR 17.0 FEET
EARLY ON SATURDAY.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4212 8794 4212 8784 4197 8780 4196 8790
ILC097-171015-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/RUSI2.1.ER.260415T1155Z.260417T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1211 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* 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 FURTHER NOTICE.
* 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 11:30 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO A CREST NEAR 9 FEET LATE
TOMORROW.
- 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
ILC097-171015-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GUNI2.2.ER.260415T0856Z.260418T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1211 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE 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 FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 10.0 FEET, RESIDENCES THREATENED ALONG KILBOURNE ROAD
AND NEAR O'PLAINE ROAD AND MCCLURE AVENUE IN GURNEE. BUSINESSES
THREATENED ALONG OLD GRAND AVENUE NEAR IL-132 IN GURNEE. IL-132
(GRAND AVENUE) IS THREATENED EAST OF THE RIVER IN GURNEE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:30 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO A CREST NEAR 9.5 FEET
SATURDAY.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
9.7 FEET ON 05/02/2020.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4239 8796 4239 8787 4230 8791 4224 8788
4224 8797 4230 8800
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