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Vermilion Valley Regional Communications Joint Authority
Friday May 3rd, 2019 :: 09:47 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 05:12PM Sunday

Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire affecting Lake County Iroquois River at Rensselaer affecting Jasper County Iroquois River near Chebanse affecting Iroquois and Kankakee Counties Sugar Creek at Milford affecting Iroquois County ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois and Indiana... Des Plaines River near Gurnee affecting Lake County Des Plaines River near Des Plaines affecting Cook County Du Page River at Shorewood affecting Will County East Branch Du Page River at Bolingbrook affecting Will County Fox River at Montgomery affecting Kane and Kendall Counties Fox River at Dayton affecting La Salle County Illinois River at Morris affecting Grundy County Iroquois River near Foresman affecting Newton County Iroquois River at Iroquois affecting Iroquois County Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge affecting Porter County Kankakee River near Kouts affecting Jasper and Porter Counties Kankakee River at Momence affecting Kankakee County Kishwaukee River near Perryville affecting Winnebago County Vermilion River at Pontiac affecting Livingston County Vermilion River near Leonore affecting La Salle County ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Indiana... Fox River at Algonquin Lock & Dam tailwater affecting Kane and McHenry Counties Illinois River at Ottawa affecting La Salle County Illinois River at La Salle affecting Bureau...La Salle and Putnam Counties Kankakee River at Shelby affecting Lake and Newton Counties Kankakee River near Wilmington affecting Grundy...Kankakee and Will Counties The Flood Warning continues for The Vermilion River near Leonore, or from IL-23 near Streator downstream to confluence with the Illinois River.

* until Sunday afternoon.

* At 745 PM Friday the stage was 22.3 feet.

* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.

* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by late Sunday morning.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LA SALLE, IL

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Safety message...If you encounter a flooded roadway...turn around and find an alternate route.

Address/Location
Vermilion Valley Regional Communications Joint Authority
844 W Lincoln St
Pontiac, IL 61764

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-844-0911

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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