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Location: Buffalo Grove, IL
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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 1:41 AM Apr. 14, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds to 25 kt and significant waves to 5 ft.

* WHERE...Winthrop Harbor to Calumet Harbor IL.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:13 PM Apr. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

* 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 tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Fox River Drive threatened in East Dundee.
Boathouses threatened along the river in Cary.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 9.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 AM CDT Monday was 9.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 8.4 feet
Monday, April 20.
- Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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