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8/19/2025 8:55:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: SevereCertainty: Likely
8/19/2025 8:55:00 AM until 8/20/2025 1:00:00 AM
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.
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 evening.late tonight.
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 Shorewood...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* 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...Until just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, trails are inundated at Hammel Woods in
Shorewood.
At 16.0 feet, Clark Drive threatened in Shorewood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning and crest just above flood stage this
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage this evening.
- Flood stage is 15.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood