Round Lake, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Water is in the yards of some homes in the
Village of Salem Lakes and Town of Wheatland areas, including
Riverside Dr and Shorewood Dr. There are 3-4 inches of water over
77th Street in the Town of Wheatland.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 3:00 PM CDT Thursday was 12.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late
tonight and continue falling to 8.6 feet Thursday, October 01.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.5
feet on 06/05/2002.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until late Tuesday night.

* IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Residential structures threatened along
Russell Road between the river and Kilbourne Road. Industrial
parking lots threatened along Kilbourne Road.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is then expected to fall below flood stage
early next week.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Kilbourne Road and Emerald Avenue threatened
near Grand Avenue in Gurnee.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 8.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest near 8.2 feet
this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage later this
weekend.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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