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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecasted to continue.

* 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 18.5 feet, Big Flood History...This crest compares to
a previous crest of 17.8 feet on 03/12/2021.Bend Road threatened
in Des Plaines.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 17.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to continue gradually
falling, and may fall below Flood stage by Friday evening.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and forecasted to continue.

* 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 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 14.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to continue gradually
falling through the week, and may fall below Flood stage by
Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 12.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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