Brookfield, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Des Plaines River from Palatine Road in Prospect Heights
downstream to Irving Park Road in Chicago, including the Des
Plaines gauge.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Central Road and Golf Road are threatened
in Des Plaines.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 17.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to gradually fall through
the week, and may fall below flood stage  on Saturday.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Des Plaines River from Townline Road in Libertyville
downstream to Palatine Road in Prospect Heights, including the
Lincolnshire gauge.

* WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Structures threatened along IL-22
(Half-Day Road) just east of the river. Multiple structures
threatened near and west of US-45 (Milwaukee Avenue) and Deerfield
Road. Deerfield Road threatened near the river. Multiple trails
inundated in Half-Day Forest Preserve.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 14.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to continue gradually
falling, and may fall below Flood stage on Friday.
- Flood stage is 12.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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