Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 28 at 3:07PM CDT until May 3 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 28, 2026 - 1:07pm
Expires:
May 3, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of northeast Illinois, including the following
counties, Lake IL and McHenry.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...Multiple roads, yards, and areas of park land are
flooding along the Fox River Chain of Lakes. Flooding is expected
to continue at least through the end of this week.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 301 PM CDT, River gauges along the Fox River Chain of
Lakes indicated that water levels continue to slowly fall. As
of today, all lake gauges have reached minor flood stage.
- The latest forecast from the Illinois Department of Natural
Resources indicates that water levels should continue to
slowly fall this week. Water levels may fall below flood
stage by this weekend.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Antioch, Fox Lake, Lake Villa, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, Long
Lake, Pistakee Highlands, Volo, Channel Lake, Lake Catherine
and Fox Lake Hills.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Lake, IL; McHenry, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov