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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Chicago, IL

    FLOOD WARNING  

Bureau County, IL; La Salle County, IL; Putnam County, IL

Flood Warning issued June 13 at 9:50PM CDT until June 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING

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

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Saturday 9:50pm CDT

Alert Effective: Saturday 9:50pm CDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 4:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Saturday 9:50pm CDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 9:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Chicago IL

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

Illinois River at La Salle affecting La Salle, Bureau and Putnam
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 late Wednesday morning.

* 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 8:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 23.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to crest near 24.0 feet
overnight, then begin a slow fall.
- 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 Sunday afternoon.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.25ef8ee655af3e859dd8f836cf78ac0f818af92f.001.1
Codes: ILC011, ILC099, ILC155
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.25ef8ee655af3e859dd8f836cf78ac0f818af92f.001.1