Flood Watch
NWS Chicago IL ยท US
Details
Flood Watch Now In Effect From Late This Afternoon To Monday Evening
- 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 extended for the following rivers in Illinois... Du Page River at Shorewood affecting Will County. For the Du Page River...including Shorewood...flooding is possible.
What
Flooding is possible.
Where
Du Page River from IL-59 in Plainfield downstream to confluence with Des Plaines River, including the Shorewood gauge.
When
From late this afternoon to Monday evening.
Impacts
At 16.0 feet, Clark Drive threatened in Shorewood.
Additional details
- At 8:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 13.8 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached based on the latest forecast information. - Flood stage is 15.5 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 late tonight.
Affected areas
- Northern Will
- Southern Will
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Chicago IL
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~53s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2ZKGJQ3Q5158FF7TSVVBNAA
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8fbad13d091c48f5b8e253596a6738490a8f6c56.001.1
- 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.3553
- 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
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLA |
| NationalWeatherService | FLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFALOT |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS63 KLOT 201428 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO MONDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KLOT.FL.A.0036.260920T2217Z-260922T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-21T19:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Northern Will
- Southern Will
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 017197 |
| UGC | ILZ106 |
| UGC | ILZ107 |
- Polygons
- 41.57,-88.23 41.59,-88.18 41.55,-88.16 41.41,-88.2 41.41,-88.26 41.53,-88.22 41.57,-88.23