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WGUS83 KLOT 170238
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
938 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES 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 GURNEE AFFECTING LAKE IL COUNTY.
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR RUSSELL AFFECTING LAKE IL COUNTY.
FOR THE DES PLAINES RIVER...INCLUDING RUSSELL, GURNEE, LINCOLNSHIRE,
DES PLAINES...MODERATE 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
ILC031-097-172045-
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938 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
* 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 EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:45 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:45 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 13.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 14.5
FEET EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.5 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4224 8797 4224 8788 4212 8784 4212 8794
ILC031-172045-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260422T0000Z/
/DSPI2.1.ER.260415T1630Z.260418T1200Z.260421T1800Z.NO/
938 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING
* 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 TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 17.0 FEET, CENTRAL ROAD AND GOLF ROAD ARE THREATENED
IN DES PLAINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:45 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:45 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 15.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 16.4
FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4212 8794 4212 8784 4197 8780 4196 8790
ILC097-172045-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260422T2100Z/
/GUNI2.2.ER.260415T0856Z.260417T1800Z.260422T1500Z.NO/
938 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* 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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 9.0 FEET, KILBOURNE ROAD AND EMERALD AVENUE
THREATENED NEAR GRAND AVENUE IN GURNEE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:30 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:30 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 9.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 9.5
FEET EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
- 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
ILC097-172045-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/RUSI2.1.ER.260415T1155Z.260418T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
938 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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 8.0 FEET, AGRICULTURAL AND PARK LAND IS INUNDATED
NEAR THE RIVER. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IS THREATENED NEAR THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:30 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:30 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 8.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 8.7
FEET EARLY SATURDAY 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
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