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Location: Des Plaines, IL
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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2:08 AM Apr. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds to 30 kt and significant waves to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.

* WHERE...Winthrop Harbor to Calumet Harbor IL.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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River Flood Watch
Issued: 3:00 PM Apr. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

* WHERE...Des Plaines River from Palatine Road in Prospect Heights
downstream to Irving Park Road in Chicago, including the Des
Plaines gauge.

* WHEN...From Friday morning to Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Structures threatened at Methodist
Campground in Des Plaines. Forest preserve roadways are threatened.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.6 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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