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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Chicago, IL

    FLOOD WARNING  

La Salle County, IL

Flood Warning issued June 24 at 8:52AM CDT until June 27 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Bureau, IL; La Salle, IL; Putnam, IL

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:52am CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:52am CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 3:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 8:52am CDT

Event Ends: Saturday 7:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Chicago IL

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...

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

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and 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...Until Saturday evening.

* 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 7:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 22.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Saturday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
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 late tonight.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7a3456cfc169052ea06089dce6bfed5badcb130a.001.1
Codes: ILC099
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7a3456cfc169052ea06089dce6bfed5badcb130a.001.1