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WGUS83 KLOT 171821
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
121 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
ILLINOIS RIVER AT LA SALLE AFFECTING LA SALLE, PUTNAM AND BUREAU
COUNTIES.
FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER...INCLUDING LA SALLE...MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING.
FOR THE KANKAKEE RIVER...INCLUDING SHELBY...MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING.
FOR THE SUGAR CREEK...INCLUDING MILFORD...MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING.
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 TUESDAY MORNING.
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121 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.0 FEET, AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN LA SALLE, SPRING
VALLEY, AND PERU ARE INUNDATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 12:45 PM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING INTO MIDWEEK.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4131 8940 4135 8933 4137 8898 4128 8899
4128 8929
BIRK
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