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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1115 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...INDIANA...
ILLINOIS RIVER AT LA SALLE AFFECTING PUTNAM, BUREAU AND LA SALLE
COUNTIES.
KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY AFFECTING LAKE IN AND NEWTON COUNTIES.
FOR THE KANKAKEE RIVER...INCLUDING SHELBY...MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER...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 LATE TONIGHT.
ILC011-099-155-161015-
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/LSLI2.1.ER.260816T0000Z.260818T0000Z.260820T0600Z.NO/
1115 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...ILLINOIS RIVER FROM STARVED ROCK LOCK AND DAM DOWNSTREAM TO
CONFLUENCE WITH BIG BUREAU CREEK, INCLUDING THE LA SALLE GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* 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 10:45 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS
EVENING AND REMAIN IN FLOOD THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4131 8940 4135 8933 4137 8898 4128 8899
4128 8929
INC089-111-161015-
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/SLBI3.2.ER.260814T1507Z.260816T0600Z.260818T1200Z.NO/
1115 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...KANKAKEE RIVER FROM NEAR I-65 AND DE MOTTE DOWNSTREAM TO
IL/IN STATE LINE, INCLUDING THE SHELBY GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 11.5 FEET, LOW-LYING RESIDENCES ARE THREATENED ALONG
BLUEGRASS ROAD EAST OF SUMAVA RESORTS AND ALONG WESTWOOD DRIVE AND
ISLAND BOULEVARD NEAR SHELBY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING, POTENTIALLY
REACHING MODERATE FLOOD STAGE WITH A CREST NEAR 11.5 FEET BY
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4122 8756 4128 8728 4117 8725 4111 8753
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