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River Flood Warning
Issued: 12:54 AM May. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Fox River from Johnsburg downstream to Red Gate Road in
St. Charles, including the Algonquin Lock & Dam tailwater gauge.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Winaki Trail and Onaway Trail are
threatened south of Algonquin. Athletic fields inundated at Judson
College in Elgin.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is forecast to continue to gradually
fall through the middle of the week.
- Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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