Flood Warning
NWS Chicago IL ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Now In Effect Until 11 AM CDT Monday
- Event
- Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall on the Green River and nearby tributaries continues.
Where
Portions of Lee County in north central Illinois...
When
Until 1100 AM CDT Monday.
Impacts
Creeks and streams have risen out of their banks. Roads and streets are flooded. Flooding of structures is occurring. High water may be slow to recede from flooded areas.
Additional details
- At 654 PM CDT, emergency management officials reported that flooding was ongoing along the Green River. Multiple structures at and near O'Connell's RV Campground remain surrounded by flood waters as of 700 PM CDT on Sunday, September 20th, and some roads in the area are still flooded as well. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Amboy. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
A Flood Warning means flooding is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons along rivers, creeks, and other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Campers and hikers should be especially cautious during periods of heavy rainfall and flooding. Know your location relative to rivers, streams, or drainage areas. Heavy rainfall can cause quick rises on waterways, including trails or campgrounds that are usually dry.
Affected areas
- Lee County, IL
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Chicago IL
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m4s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M30MTKGW3K9FH1YSQP504K18
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b7169c37789138a85156d5b571a2e61bf3f1859f.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.254
- 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 | FLW |
| NationalWeatherService | FAW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLWLOT |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS43 KLOT 210010 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT MONDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KLOT.FA.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260921T1600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-21T11:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Lee County, IL
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 017103 |
| UGC | ILC103 |
- Polygons
- 41.59,-89.62 41.59,-89.59 41.64,-89.51 41.67,-89.34 41.73,-89.21 41.78,-89.13 41.8,-89.13 41.81,-89.16 41.74,-89.27 41.71,-89.37 41.67,-89.54 41.63,-89.63 41.59,-89.63 41.59,-89.62