Thursday Evening's Rain Bring 0.45 Inch To Central Arlington Heights; Des Plaines River Level Dropping

Yesterday's sudden thunderstorm brought 0.45 inch of rain, and interrupted many youth baseball games Thursday night.

The extra rain yesterday did not affect much change in the Des Plaines River. While a Flood Advisory still exists, the river is expected to begin a slow fall today.

At 7:45 a.m. the river stage at Riverside was 6.7 feet -- action stage is 6.0 feet and flood stage is 7.0 feet. At 6.5 feet the river floods affected forest preserve areas.

At 8:45 a.m. the river state at Des Plaines was 5.28 feet -- action stage is 4.5 feet and flood stage is 5.0 feet.

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