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WGUS83 KLOT 290155
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
855 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
FOX RIVER AT ALGONQUIN LOCK & DAM TAILWATER AFFECTING KANE, LAKE
IL AND MCHENRY COUNTIES.
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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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855 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECASTED TO
CONTINUE.
* 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 11.5 FEET, RESIDENCES THREATENED ALONG OCEOLA DRIVE
IN ALGONQUIN. A FEW RESIDENCES THREATENED ALONG MCBRIDE STREET IN
ELGIN. JAYNE STREET AND BEACH DRIVE THREATENED IN ALGONQUIN. RIVER
STREET THREATENED IN EAST DUNDEE. JERUSHA AVENUE THREATENED IN
ELGIN. FOX RIVER TRAIL THREATENED BETWEEN EAST DUNDEE AND ELGIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:30 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE RIVER STAGE CONTINUES A GRADUAL SLOW
FALL.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE A GRADUAL SLOW
FALL.
- 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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