Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
947 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...

  Du Page River at Shorewood affecting Will County.

For the Du Page River...including Plainfield, Shorewood...Minor
flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Warning means water levels above flood stage are imminent or
may already be occurring. Persons along rivers and streams in the
warned area should take immediate precautions to protect life and
property.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by late tonight.

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ILC197-180900-
/O.NEW.KLOT.FL.W.0003.250817T1800Z-250818T1200Z/
/SORI2.1.ER.250817T1851Z.250818T0000Z.250818T0916Z.NO/
947 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Du Page River from IL-59 in Plainfield downstream to
  confluence with Des Plaines River, including the Shorewood gauge.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Clark Drive threatened in Shorewood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 13.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon to a crest of 16.1 feet this evening. It will
    then fall below flood stage late tonight.
  - Flood stage is 15.5 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4157 8823 4159 8818 4155 8816 4141 8820
      4141 8826 4153 8822


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Kluber