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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1230 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
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LAKE IL IL-MCHENRY IL-
1230 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOX RIVER CHAIN OF LAKES IN
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, LAKE IL AND
MCHENRY.
RIVER GAUGES ALONG THE FOX RIVER CHAIN OF LAKES INDICATE THAT WATER
LEVELS CONTINUE TO FALL AFTER WIDESPREAD FLOODING EARLIER IN APRIL.
SOME GAUGES ALONG THE LAKES MAY FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AS EARLY AS
TODAY.
THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES INDICATES THAT WATER LEVELS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL INTO
NEXT WEEK, BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED. WHILE THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD
FLOODING IS ENDING, ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG THE LAKES MAY MEAN
THAT SOME LOW-LYING YARDS, PARK LAND, AND LOCAL LAKESHORE ROADS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE INUNDATED FOR A FEW MORE DAYS.
PERSONS ALONG THE FOX RIVER CHAIN OF LAKES SHOULD CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIAL AND AVOID REMAINING FLOODED AREAS.
LAT...LON 4250 8810 4250 8809 4245 8809 4238 8813
4234 8818 4238 8829 4242 8820 4246 8820
4250 8820 4250 8819
WSL
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