From: 2026/04/20, 16:39
To: 2026/04/29, 13:00

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of northeast Illinois, including the following counties, Lake IL and McHenry. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads, yards, structures, and park land are expected to flood along the Fox River Chain of Lakes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 438 PM CDT, River gauges along the Fox River Chain of Lakes indicated water levels continuing to rise slowly. Water levels exceeded moderate flood stage earlier today. The latest forecast from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources indicates that water levels may near major flood stage by the middle of this week. - Water levels are expected to remain above flood stage at least through the middle of next week, assuming no additional rainfall occurs. Impacts from this flood may be similar to those experienced in May of 1973, October of 1986, or June of 2008. - Some locations that will experience flooding include areas along the Fox River Chain of Lakes, including Nippersink Lake, Fox Lake, Pistakee Lake, Petite Lake, Lake Marie, Channel Lake, and Lake Catherine. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood