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WGUS83 KLOT 241551
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1051 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR DES PLAINES AFFECTING COOK COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR RUSSELL AFFECTING LAKE IL COUNTY.
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE AFFECTING LAKE IL COUNTY.
DES PLAINES RIVER AT LINCOLNSHIRE AFFECTING COOK AND LAKE IL
COUNTIES.
FOR THE DES PLAINES RIVER...INCLUDING RUSSELL, GURNEE, LINCOLNSHIRE,
DES PLAINES, RIVER FOREST, RIVERSIDE...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
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 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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY LATE TONIGHT.
ILC031-251000-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260425T1600Z/
/DSPI2.1.ER.260415T1630Z.260421T0300Z.260425T1000Z.NO/
1051 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECASTED TO CONTINUE.
* WHERE...DES PLAINES RIVER FROM PALATINE ROAD IN PROSPECT HEIGHTS
DOWNSTREAM TO IRVING PARK ROAD IN CHICAGO, INCLUDING THE DES
PLAINES GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, STRUCTURES THREATENED AT METHODIST
CAMPGROUND IN DES PLAINES. FOREST PRESERVE ROADWAYS ARE THREATENED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:45 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE TONIGHT.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4212 8794 4212 8784 4197 8780 4196 8790
ILC097-251000-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260426T0600Z/
/RUSI2.2.ER.260415T1155Z.260419T1530Z.260426T0000Z.NO/
1051 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECASTED TO CONTINUE.
* WHERE...DES PLAINES RIVER FROM IL/WI STATE LINE DOWNSTREAM TO
US-41 IN GURNEE, INCLUDING THE RUSSELL GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 7.0 FEET, LOW-LYING WETLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND IS
INUNDATED NEAR THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:30 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE
SOMETIME 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
ILC097-251000-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260426T1800Z/
/GUNI2.2.ER.260415T0856Z.260419T1530Z.260426T1200Z.NO/
1051 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECASTED TO CONTINUE.
* WHERE...DES PLAINES RIVER FROM US-41 IN GURNEE DOWNSTREAM TO
TOWNLINE ROAD IN VERNON HILLS, INCLUDING THE GURNEE GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 9.0 FEET, KILBOURNE ROAD AND EMERALD AVENUE
THREATENED NEAR GRAND AVENUE IN GURNEE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:30 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
SOMETIME ON SUNDAY.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4239 8796 4239 8787 4230 8791 4224 8788
4224 8797 4230 8800
ILC031-097-251000-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260425T1800Z/
/LDRI2.2.ER.260416T0400Z.260420T1615Z.260425T1200Z.NO/
1051 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECASTED TO CONTINUE.
* WHERE...DES PLAINES RIVER FROM TOWNLINE ROAD IN LIBERTYVILLE
DOWNSTREAM TO PALATINE ROAD IN PROSPECT HEIGHTS, INCLUDING THE
LINCOLNSHIRE GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 13.0 FEET, LOW-LYING TRAILS IN WRIGHT WOODS FOREST
PRESERVE ARE INUNDATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:45 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
SOMETIME SATURDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.5 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4224 8797 4224 8788 4212 8784 4212 8794
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