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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1120 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

  Illinois River at Ottawa affecting La Salle County.

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 this evening.

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ILC099-300430-
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/OTWI2.1.ER.240430T0600Z.240430T1800Z.240501T0800Z.NO/
1120 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Illinois River from Heritage Harbor east of Ottawa
  downstream to Starved Rock Lock and Dam, including the Ottawa
  gauge.

* WHEN...From late tonight to early Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 464.0 feet, Backwater causes the Fox River to reach
  bankfull near St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 461.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 463.5 feet early
    tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
    Wednesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 463.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4137 8898 4137 8879 4130 8879 4128 8899


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