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River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:27 AM Apr. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Des Plaines River from Townline Road in Libertyville
downstream to Palatine Road in Prospect Heights, including the
Lincolnshire gauge.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to early Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Low-lying trails in Wright Woods Forest
Preserve are inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Wednesday afternoon to a crest of 12.6 feet Wednesday
evening. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday
morning.
- Flood stage is 12.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 9:04 PM Apr. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds to 30 kt with occasional gales to 35 kt and
significant waves to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft expected.

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

* WHEN...From 7 AM Wednesday to 4 AM CDT Thursday.

* 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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