Flood Watch

Locations Affected

Des Plaines, IL ∙ Northfield Woods, IL ∙ Rosemont, IL ∙ Forest River, IL ∙ Park Ridge, IL

Headline

...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL has issued a Flood Watch for the following rivers in Illinois...
Des Plaines River near Des Plaines affecting Northern Cook and Central Cook zones. Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire affecting Northern Cook and Lake IL zones. Des Plaines River near Gurnee affecting Lake IL zone. Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake IL zone. Des Plaines River at Riverside affecting Central Cook zone.
For the Des Plaines River...including Russell, Gurnee, Lincolnshire, Des Plaines...flooding is possible.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
These forecasts are heavily based on forecasted precipitation 24 hours into the future. Changes to the rainfall forecast may cause changes to these river forecasts.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued by Tuesday morning.
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Full Alert Message

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Chicago IL 103 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL has issued a Flood Watch for the following rivers in Illinois... Des Plaines River near Des Plaines affecting Northern Cook and Central Cook zones. Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire affecting Northern Cook and Lake IL zones. Des Plaines River near Gurnee affecting Lake IL zone. Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake IL zone. Des Plaines River at Riverside affecting Central Cook zone. For the Des Plaines River...including Russell, Gurnee, Lincolnshire, Des Plaines...flooding is possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... These forecasts are heavily based on forecasted precipitation 24 hours into the future. Changes to the rainfall forecast may cause changes to these river forecasts. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued by Tuesday morning. && ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...Des Plaines River from Palatine Road in Prospect Heights downstream to Irving Park Road in Chicago, including the Des Plaines gauge. * WHEN...From this evening to Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Low-lying Methodist Campground property and forest preserve property threatened near Des Plaines. At 15.0 feet, Structures threatened at Methodist Campground in Des Plaines. Forest preserve roadways are threatened. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 13.7 feet. - Forecast...The river may rise above flood stage late tonight and crest near 15 to 16 feet on Tuesday. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 4212 8794 4212 8784 4197 8780 4196 8790

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