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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
956 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
FOX RIVER AT ALGONQUIN LOCK & DAM TAILWATER AFFECTING LAKE IL,
KANE 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 LATE TONIGHT.
ILC089-097-111-020900-
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956 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...FOX RIVER FROM JOHNSBURG DOWNSTREAM TO RED GATE ROAD IN
ST. CHARLES, INCLUDING THE ALGONQUIN LOCK & DAM TAILWATER GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 11.0 FEET, STRUCTURES THREATENED NEAR ELGIN AVENUE
AND COREY STREET SOUTH OF EAST DUNDEE. LINCOLN AVENUE THREATENED
IN WEST DUNDEE. FILIP STREET AND FOX RIVER DRIVE THREATENED IN
ALGONQUIN. FOX RIVER TRAIL THREATENED SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN ELGIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:30 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE A GRADUAL 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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