Flood Warning For Des Plaines River In Des Plaines; 5.6 Ft Stage Forecast (Flood Stage Is 5.0 Ft)

Flood warning for the Des Plaines River.

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1046 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2014

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...

DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR DES PLAINES AFFECTING COOK COUNTY

.HEAVY RAINFALL OF BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES FELL OVER PORTIONS OF THE
UPPER DES PLAINES RIVER WATERSHED. THIS IS RESULTING IN RISES ON
THE DES PLAINES RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO.


1046 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR DES PLAINES.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 1030 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT 1.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF
AROUND 5.6 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 5.5 FEET...WATER REACHES SOME BACKYARDS ALONG BIG BEND
DRIVE.


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