Depue, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Illinois River from Starved Rock Lock and Dam downstream
to confluence with Big Bureau Creek, including the La Salle gauge.

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

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Lower parking lot at Starved Rock State
Park is inundated east of La Salle. High water levels begin to
impact shipping interests along the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 18.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 22.2 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage by the middle of next week.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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