490  
WGUS63 KLOT 210221  
FFALOT  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
921 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS  
 
ILLINOIS RIVER AT LA SALLE AFFECTING LA SALLE, PUTNAM AND BUREAU  
ZONES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS WATER LEVELS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ARE POSSIBLE, BUT  
NOT YET CERTAIN, BASED UPON THE LATEST FORECASTS. PERSONS ALONG  
RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST  
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
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 MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
ILZ017>019-212030-  
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.A.0037.260921T1500Z-260923T1500Z/  
/LSLI2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
921 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...ILLINOIS RIVER FROM STARVED ROCK LOCK AND DAM DOWNSTREAM TO  
CONFLUENCE WITH BIG BUREAU CREEK, INCLUDING THE LA SALLE GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:45 PM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...RISES ON THE RIVER ARE POSSIBLE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE  
RIVER MAY REACH FLOOD STAGE.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4131 8940 4135 8933 4137 8898 4128 8899  
4128 8929  
 
 
 
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