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WGUS83 KLOT 230216
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
916 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE AFFECTING LAKE IL COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR RUSSELL AFFECTING LAKE IL COUNTY.
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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
ILC097-232030-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-260926T0600Z/
/GUNI2.1.ER.260923T0015Z.260924T0600Z.260926T0000Z.NO/
916 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...DES PLAINES RIVER FROM US-41 IN GURNEE DOWNSTREAM TO
TOWNLINE ROAD IN VERNON HILLS, INCLUDING THE GURNEE GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 7.0 FEET, FOREST LAND INUNDATED NEAR THE RIVER IN
GURNEE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:30 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 7.8 FEET
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
FRIDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4239 8796 4239 8787 4230 8791 4224 8788
4224 8797 4230 8800
ILC097-232030-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0075.000000T0000Z-260927T1800Z/
/RUSI2.2.ER.260920T2022Z.260923T0130Z.260927T1200Z.NO/
916 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...DES PLAINES RIVER FROM IL/WI STATE LINE DOWNSTREAM TO US-41
IN GURNEE, INCLUDING THE RUSSELL GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 9.5 FEET, RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES THREATENED ALONG
RUSSELL ROAD BETWEEN THE RIVER AND KILBOURNE ROAD. INDUSTRIAL
PARKING LOTS THREATENED ALONG KILBOURNE ROAD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:30 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CRESTING AND WILL REMAIN AROUND 9.3 FEET
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS THEN EXPECTED TO
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4251 8797 4250 8787 4247 8789 4239 8787
4239 8796 4247 8799
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