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River Flood Watch
Issued: 2:36 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

* WHERE...Des Plaines River from Townline Road in Libertyville
downstream to Palatine Road in Prospect Heights, including the
Lincolnshire gauge.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Low-lying trails in Wright Woods Forest
Preserve are inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 11.5 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Monday.
- Flood stage is 12.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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