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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1024 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR RUSSELL AFFECTING LAKE IL COUNTY.
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 LATE TONIGHT.
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1024 AM CDT WED APR 22 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 9:30 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE GRADUALLY
FALLING, AND MAY DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND.
- 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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