FLOOD WARNING
FLOOD WARNING ISSUED APRIL 18 AT 8:40PM CDT
Effective: 2026-04-18 20:40:00 Local Time [EXPIRED]
Expires: 2026-04-19 14:45:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Chicago IL
Alert Text
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS INILLINOIS...
FOX RIVER AT DAYTON AFFECTING LA SALLE COUNTY.
FOX RIVER AT MONTGOMERY AFFECTING KANE AND KENDALL COUNTIES.
FOX RIVER AT ALGONQUIN LOCK & DAM TAILWATER AFFECTING KANE, MCHENRY AND LAKE IL COUNTIES.
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECASTED TO CONTINUE.
* WHERE...FOX RIVER FROM JOHNSBURG DOWNSTREAM TO RED GATE ROAD IN ST. CHARLES, INCLUDING THE ALGONQUIN LOCK & DAM TAILWATER GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, STRUCTURES THREATENED ALONG RIVER STREET, JOHNSON STREET, AND MAIDEN LANE IN EAST DUNDEE. NORTH HARRISON STREET THREATENED NEAR RIVERSIDE PARK IN ALGONQUIN. WASHINGTON STREET THREATENED IN CARPENTERSVILLE. WATER STREET, EDWARDS AVENUE, AND ELGIN AVENUE THREATENED IN EAST DUNDEE. BAYVIEW ROAD THREATENED IN ELGIN. LOW-LYING AREAS OF FESTIVAL PARK ARE THREATENED IN ELGIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - AT 7:30 PM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET. - FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE GRADUALLY RISING INTO NEXT WEEK. AT THIS POINT, IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW MAJOR FLOOD STAGE. - FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. - HTTP: WWW.WEATHER.GOV SAFETY FLOOD
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Target Area
KANE, IL, LAKE, IL, MCHENRY, IL
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