AREAS AFFECTED : LAKE, IN; NEWTON, IN
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake IL County.
Kankakee River at Shelby affecting Lake IN and Newton Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge affecting Jasper and Porter
Counties.
For the Des Plaines River...including Russell, Gurnee,
Lincolnshire...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
record.
* WHERE...Kankakee River from Near I-65 and De Motte downstream to
IL/IN state line, including the Shelby gauge.
* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Low-lying residences are threatened along
Bluegrass Road east of Sumava Resorts and along Westwood Drive and
Island Boulevard near Shelby.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 10.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 11.4
feet Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 10.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood