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WGUS43 KLOT 281749
FLWLOT

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1249 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...

  Illinois River at La Salle affecting Putnam, La Salle and Bureau
  Counties.

For the Illinois River (Upper)...including Morris, Ottawa, La
Salle...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Warning means water levels above flood stage are imminent or
may already be occurring. Persons along rivers and streams in the
warned area should take immediate precautions to protect life and
property.

These forecasts are based on observed precipitation as well as
forecast precipitation 24 hours into the future. Changes to the
rainfall forecast, or any additional rainfall after 24 hours, may
cause changes to these river forecasts.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by Monday morning.

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1249 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* 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 Sunday the stage was 18.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    later this evening and continue rising to a crest of 22.3
    feet early Tuesday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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      4128 8929


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