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Hydrologic Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago IL
248 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...Rainfall may lead to localized flooding tonight...

A period of soaking rainfall is expected this afternoon and tonight
across the Mississippi River Valley. A gradient in rainfall totals
is expected across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana, with
amounts increasing with southward extent. Chances for 1 inch of rain
are around 30 percent along a line from Pontiac, IL to Cedar Lake,
IN, and around 70 percent along a line from Paxton, IL to Remington,
IN.

Recent rainfall has led to saturated soils and elevated river
levels, especially along and southeast of Interstate 55. As a
result, additional rain this afternoon through tonight may lead to
localized flooding of yards, fields, creeks, ditches, and other poor
drainage areas.

This outlook means that flooding may occur but with a generally
lower than 30 percent chance of occurrence at any given location.
Persons should closely monitor forecasts including the possibility
of flood watches, warnings, and advisories.

The next scheduled update to this outlook is this afternoon.

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Borchardt