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WGUS83 KLOT 181716
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1216 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
DES PLAINES RIVER AT LINCOLNSHIRE AFFECTING COOK AND LAKE IL
COUNTIES.
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR RUSSELL AFFECTING LAKE IL COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED 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 ALMOST ENTIRELY ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION
AS LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY SUNDAY MORNING.
ILC031-097-191130-
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1216 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR 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 THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 16.0 FEET, NUMEROUS STRUCTURES THREATENED ALONG US-45
(MILWAUKEE AVENUE) BETWEEN IL-22 (HALF DAY ROAD) AND DEERFIELD
ROAD. ACCESS ROUTE THREATENED FOR NUMEROUS RESIDENCES NEAR US-45
(MILWAUKEE AVENUE) AND DEERFIELD ROAD. IL-60 (TOWNLINE ROAD)
THREATENED NEAR THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:45 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:45 AM CDT SATURDAY WAS 14.8 FEET. THE RIVER HAS
BEEN CLIMBING DUE TO RAINFALL YESTERDAY EVENING.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST NEAR 15.8
FEET TOMORROW.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.5 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
15.8 FEET ON 05/18/2020.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4224 8797 4224 8788 4212 8784 4212 8794
ILC097-191130-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GUNI2.2.ER.260415T0856Z.260419T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1216 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW 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 11.0 FEET, US-41 (SKOKIE HIGHWAY) THREATENED NEAR THE
RIVER IN GURNEE. MUNDELEIN WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY PROPERTY IS
THREATENED NEAR LIBERTYVILLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:30 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:30 AM CDT SATURDAY WAS 10.3 FEET. THE RIVER HAS
BEEN CLIMBING DUE TO RAINFALL YESTERDAY EVENING.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 10.9 FEET BY
TOMORROW MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
10.5 FEET ON 09/15/2019.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4239 8796 4239 8787 4230 8791 4224 8788
4224 8797 4230 8800
ILC097-191130-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/RUSI2.2.ER.260415T1155Z.260418T1630Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1216 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE 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 SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:30 AM CDT SATURDAY WAS 9.5 FEET. THE RIVER IS
NOW CRESTING.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN A SLOW FALL BY LATE
TONIGHT.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
9.5 FEET ON 06/11/2008.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4251 8797 4250 8787 4247 8789 4239 8787
4239 8796 4247 8799
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