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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
153 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
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LAKE IL IL-MCHENRY IL-
153 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHEAST ILLINOIS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, LAKE IL AND MCHENRY.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADS, YARDS, STRUCTURES, AND AREAS OF PARK
LAND ARE FLOODING ALONG THE FOX RIVER CHAIN OF LAKES. FLOODING
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT WEEK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 138 PM CDT, RIVER GAUGES ALONG THE FOX RIVER CHAIN OF
LAKES INDICATE THAT WATER LEVELS HAVE REMAINED NEARLY STEADY
FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS AND ARE LIKELY AT A CREST IN MAJOR
FLOOD STAGE. THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT
OF NATURAL RESOURCES INDICATES THAT WATER LEVELS SHOULD
BEGIN TO SLOWLY FALL BY FRIDAY.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE AREAS
ALONG THE FOX RIVER CHAIN OF LAKES, INCLUDING NIPPERSINK
LAKE, FOX LAKE, PISTAKEE LAKE, PETITE LAKE, LAKE MARIE,
CHANNEL LAKE, AND LAKE CATHERINE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 4250 8810 4250 8809 4245 8809 4238 8813
4234 8818 4238 8829 4242 8820 4246 8820
4250 8820 4250 8819
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