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WGUS83 KLOT 250128
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
828 PM CDT THU SEP 24 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE AFFECTING LAKE IL COUNTY.
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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
ILC097-251930-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-260928T0600Z/
/GUNI2.1.ER.260923T0015Z.260925T0600Z.260928T0000Z.NO/
828 PM CDT THU SEP 24 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY 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 SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 9.0 FEET, KILBOURNE ROAD AND EMERALD AVENUE THREATENED
NEAR GRAND AVENUE IN GURNEE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 8.3 FEET EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY
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
ILC097-251930-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0075.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/RUSI2.2.ER.260920T2022Z.260923T1430Z.260930T1200Z.NO/
828 PM CDT THU SEP 24 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...DES PLAINES RIVER FROM IL/WI STATE LINE DOWNSTREAM TO US-41
IN GURNEE, INCLUDING THE RUSSELL GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* 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 7:30 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 7:30 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 9.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE A GRADUAL FALL
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, POTENTIALLY FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE MIDWEEK.
- 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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