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WGUS83 KLOT 220153
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
853 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
ILLINOIS RIVER AT LA SALLE AFFECTING BUREAU, PUTNAM AND LA SALLE
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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.
ILC011-099-155-222000-
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853 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECASTED TO CONTINUE.
* WHERE...ILLINOIS RIVER FROM STARVED ROCK LOCK AND DAM DOWNSTREAM
TO CONFLUENCE WITH BIG BUREAU CREEK, INCLUDING THE LA SALLE GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.0 FEET, AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN LA SALLE, SPRING
VALLEY, AND PERU ARE INUNDATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:45 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE THIS WEEK.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4131 8940 4135 8933 4137 8898 4128 8899
4128 8929
BORCHARDT
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