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WGUS83 KLOT 220139  
FLSLOT  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
839 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
ILLINOIS...  
 
FOX RIVER AT MONTGOMERY AFFECTING KENDALL AND KANE COUNTIES.  
 
FOX RIVER AT ALGONQUIN LOCK & DAM TAILWATER AFFECTING KANE, LAKE  
IL AND MCHENRY COUNTIES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
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.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
ILC089-093-221945-  
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/MNGI2.1.ER.260416T0800Z.260418T2200Z.260428T1200Z.NO/  
839 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECASTED TO CONTINUE.  
 
* WHERE...FOX RIVER FROM RED GATE ROAD IN ST. CHARLES DOWNSTREAM TO  
MILLINGTON, INCLUDING THE MONTGOMERY GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 13.5 FEET, LOW-LYING PARKING LOTS AT CITY HALL AND  
BOY SCOUT ISLAND ARE THREATENED IN ST. CHARLES. FOX RIVER TRAIL IS  
THREATENED AT ST. MARY PARK IN ST. CHARLES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:00 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY  
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 13.5 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4195 8838 4194 8827 4169 8826 4154 8860  
4163 8860 4173 8838  
 

 
 
ILC089-097-111-221945-  
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/AFBI2.3.ER.260414T1200Z.260423T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
839 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
 
 
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS  
FORECASTED.  
 
* WHERE...FOX RIVER FROM JOHNSBURG DOWNSTREAM TO RED GATE ROAD IN  
ST. CHARLES, INCLUDING THE ALGONQUIN LOCK & DAM TAILWATER GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, STRUCTURES THREATENED ALONG RIVER STREET,  
JOHNSON STREET, AND MAIDEN LANE IN EAST DUNDEE. NORTH HARRISON  
STREET THREATENED NEAR RIVERSIDE PARK IN ALGONQUIN. WASHINGTON  
STREET THREATENED IN CARPENTERSVILLE. WATER STREET, EDWARDS  
AVENUE, AND ELGIN AVENUE THREATENED IN EAST DUNDEE. BAYVIEW ROAD  
THREATENED IN ELGIN. LOW-LYING AREAS OF FESTIVAL PARK ARE  
THREATENED IN ELGIN.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:30 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING INTO  
MAJOR FLOOD STAGE AND REMAIN SO UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4238 8829 4234 8818 4223 8813 4194 8827  
4195 8838 4219 8830  
 

 
 
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