Antioch, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

* WHERE...Fox River Lower near New Munster.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, Floodwaters are into the lower levels of
some homes in the Town of Wheatland and Village of Salem Lakes
areas along Riverside Drive and Shorewood Drive.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached late tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and predicted
precipitation for the basin. Precipitation is for the next 24 hours
in the future from April through September and for 48 hours in the
future from October through March.

(Stages in ft.)       Bank-       Latest         Forecast stages
-               Flood full       observed        ...for 1 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
New Munster     11.0  10.0  9.96  12 pm 4/14  11.2 12.5 12.9 12.5

-                    Highest       24 hour change
-                    observed      in river stage
-                    stage in        (ft.) up to     Highest stage
-                    the last      latest observed    forecast in
-                     7 days            stage         next 7 days
New Munster     11.83 11 am 4/07        0.14       12.90 1 pm 4/17


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...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 further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 10.5 feet, Structures threatened along Fox River
Drive in East Dundee. Parking lots threatened in downtown West
Dundee. Low-lying sections of Cornish Park are inundated in
Algonquin. Low-lying sections of Trout Park inundated north of
Elgin.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 9.5 feet.
- Forecast...Due to forecasted rainfall tonight, the river is
now expected remain above flood stage for the next several
days.
- Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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