Flood Watch
NWS Chicago IL ยท US
Details
Flood Watch Now In Effect Until Late Thursday Night
- Event
- Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
Overview
...The Flood Watch is replaced with a River Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois... Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake County. ...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Des Plaines River near Gurnee affecting Lake County. ...The Flood Watch is has been cancelled for the following rivers in Illinois... Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire affecting Lake and Cook County. Des Plaines River near Des Plaines affecting Cook County. Des Plaines River at Riverside affecting Cook County.
What
Flooding is possible.
Where
Des Plaines River from US-41 in Gurnee downstream to Townline Road in Vernon Hills, including the Gurnee gauge.
When
Until late Thursday night.
Additional details
- At 8:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 5.2 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached early Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 7.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
A Flood Watch means water levels above flood stage are possible, but not yet certain, based upon the latest forecasts. Persons along rivers and streams in the watch area should monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take action should flooding develop. These forecasts are based on observed precipitation as well as forecast precipitation 24 hours into the future. Changes to the rainfall forecast, or any additional rainfall after 24 hours, may cause changes to these river forecasts. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued by this morning.
Affected areas
- Lake County, IL
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Chicago IL
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m12s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2ZJQH2A2GJ0RPRJR64WRXJP
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.17fc4d914e2741a6e86e1309b1903635a9b435da.005.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Chicago IL
- AWIPS ID
- CAPLOT
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.3270
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLA |
| NationalWeatherService | FLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFALOT |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS63 KLOT 201414 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KLOT.FL.A.0032.000000T0000Z-260925T0900Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T04:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b8e9befef8f951fb27438f5071453db7e503f01a.003.1,2026-09-19T09:38:00-05:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Lake County, IL
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 017097 |
| UGC | ILZ006 |
- Polygons
- 42.39,-87.96 42.39,-87.87 42.3,-87.91 42.24,-87.88 42.24,-87.97 42.3,-88.0 42.39,-87.96