NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:14AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
...The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Illinois...
Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Des Plaines River from IL/WI state line downstream to US-41
in Gurnee, including the Russell gauge.
* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Agricultural and park land is inundated near
the river. Residential property is threatened near the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 6.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this afternoon to a crest of 8.2 feet early Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 519th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days