NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 22 at 10:21AM CDT until September 27 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Illinois...
Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake IL County.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Des Plaines River from IL/WI state line downstream to US-41
in Gurnee, including the Russell gauge.
* WHEN...Until Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Residential structures threatened along
Russell Road between the river and Kilbourne Road. Industrial
parking lots threatened along Kilbourne Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 9.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to crest at around 9.2 feet this
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 798th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days