Flood Watch
NWS Chicago IL ยท US
Details
Flood Watch Remains 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 continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Des Plaines River near Gurnee affecting Lake IL zone.
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 7:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 5.8 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached as early as 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 Monday afternoon.
Affected areas
- Lake County, IL
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Chicago IL
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m7s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M30VD8EA7MXS1KF4W0DNSCHQ
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ed5ba8c55cd93caa25c9725b0fa8711e6796d1e.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.3134
- 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
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLA |
| NationalWeatherService | FLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFALOT |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS63 KLOT 210205 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KLOT.FL.A.0032.000000T0000Z-260925T0900Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T04:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3f48c69f17fc286c554dc0a442788ebc950a4c87.003.1,2026-09-19T22:03:00-05:00 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