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WGUS43 KLOT 160142
FLWLOT

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
842 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026

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

  Sugar Creek at Milford affecting Iroquois County.

For the Sugar Creek...including Milford...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 Sunday afternoon.

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ILC075-161945-
/O.NEW.KLOT.FL.W.0072.260816T1124Z-260817T1800Z/
/MILI2.1.ER.260816T1124Z.260816T1800Z.260817T1200Z.NO/
842 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sugar Creek from Near Milford downstream to confluence with
  Iroquois River at Watseka, including the Milford gauge.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning to Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Structures threatened in southwest Milford.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 16.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 18.7 feet early tomorrow
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4079 8778 4079 8770 4066 8768 4066 8763
      4059 8763 4058 8776


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