Gurnee, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY, APRIL 28...

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until Tuesday, April 28.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, There is flooding of the lower levels of
homes in the Town of Wheatland and Village of Salem Lakes areas
long Riverside Drive, Shorewood Drive, 101st Street and Shorewood
Terrace.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 14.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM CDT Tuesday was 14.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Tuesday, April 28 and continue falling to 10.9 feet Tuesday,
April 28.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.5 feet on 04/20/2013.
- 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 7 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
New Munster     11.0  10.0  14.39 9 pm 4/21   13.9 13.2 12.7 12.2

-                    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     15.04 7 am 4/19        -0.29       14.30 1 am 4/22


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

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

* WHERE...Des Plaines River from US-41 in Gurnee downstream to
Townline Road in Vernon Hills, including the Gurnee gauge.

* WHEN...Until Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Residences threatened along Kilbourne Road
and near O'Plaine Road and McClure Avenue in Gurnee. Businesses
threatened along Old Grand Avenue near IL-132 in Gurnee. IL-132
(Grand Avenue) is threatened east of the river in Gurnee.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to continue gradually
falling, and may fall below Flood stage by Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

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

* WHERE...Des Plaines River from IL/WI state line downstream to
US-41 in Gurnee, including the Russell gauge.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Agricultural and park land is inundated
near the river. Residential property is threatened near the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 8.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to continue gradually
falling, and may drop below Flood stage this weekend.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
forecasted.

* 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 12.0 feet, Structures threatened along River Street,
Johnson Street, and Maiden Lane in East Dundee. North Harrison
Street threatened near Riverside Park in Algonquin. Washington
Street threatened in Carpentersville. Water Street, Edwards
Avenue, and Elgin Avenue threatened in East Dundee. Bayview Road
threatened in Elgin. Low-lying areas of Festival Park are
threatened in Elgin.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 11.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to continue rising into
Major flood stage and remain so until further notice.
- Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of northeast Illinois, including the following
counties, Lake IL and McHenry.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...Numerous roads, yards, structures, and areas of park
land are flooding along the Fox River Chain of Lakes. Flooding
will continue through at least the middle of next week.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 600 PM CDT, River gauges along the Fox River Chain of
Lakes indicated water levels continuing to climb slowly. The
rate of climb has slowed since yesterday. Water levels on
Channel Lake exceeded major flood stage yesterday and water
levels on Fox Lake and Nippersink Lake exceeded major flood
stage today. The latest forecast from the Illinois Department
of Natural Resources indicates that water levels are near
crest.
- Water levels are expected to remain above flood stage at
least through the middle of next week, assuming no additional
rainfall occurs. Impacts from this flood are likely to be
similar to those experienced in May of 1973, April 1979, or
October of 1986, which each crested at similar levels.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include areas
along the Fox River Chain of Lakes, including Nippersink
Lake, Fox Lake, Pistakee Lake, Petite Lake, Lake Marie,
Channel Lake, and Lake Catherine.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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