975
WGUS43 KLOT 042208
FLWLOT
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
508 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO IL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
ILLINOIS RIVER AT LA SALLE AFFECTING LA SALLE, PUTNAM AND BUREAU
COUNTIES.
FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER (UPPER)...INCLUDING LA SALLE...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 SUNDAY MORNING.
ILC011-099-155-051615-
/O.NEW.KLOT.FL.W.0052.260704T2208Z-260707T2126Z/
/LSLI2.1.ER.260704T2140Z.260706T0600Z.260707T1525Z.NO/
508 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECASTED TO CONTINUE.
* WHERE...ILLINOIS RIVER FROM STARVED ROCK LOCK AND DAM DOWNSTREAM
TO CONFLUENCE WITH BIG BUREAU CREEK, INCLUDING THE LA SALLE GAUGE.
* WHEN...FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FLOOD WARNING
MAY BE EXTENDED LATER IN TIME WITH A FUTURE WARNING ISSUANCE.
* IMPACTS...AT 22.0 FEET, LOWER PARKING LOT AT STARVED ROCK STATE
PARK IS INUNDATED EAST OF LA SALLE. HIGH WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO
IMPACT SHIPPING INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 4:45 PM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.1 FEET. THE WATER
LEVEL IS RISING QUICKLY.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST NEAR 23
FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. FUTURE FORECASTS MAY FEATURE A
HIGHER CREST.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4131 8940 4135 8933 4137 8898 4128 8899
4128 8929
BORCHARDT
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page