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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
412 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-090915-
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
412 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026 /512 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited Thunderstorm Risk tonight.

DISCUSSION...

An area of showers and isolated embedded thunderstorms will
move into north central Illinois this evening, spreading east
and southeast across the remainder of the area overnight. No
severe weather is expected.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Thursday...
  Limited Flooding Risk Thursday night.
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Monday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

  Moving toward the east at 30 mph.

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
930 PM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...

  Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge affecting Porter and Jasper
  Counties.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...

  Kankakee River at Shelby affecting Lake IN and Newton Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 Wednesday afternoon.

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INC073-127-082030-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260412T1600Z/
/DBRI3.1.ER.260404T1815Z.260409T0000Z.260412T1000Z.NO/
930 PM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kankakee River from US-421 south of La Crosse downstream
  to IN-49 south of Kouts, including the Dunns Bridge gauge.

* WHEN...Until late Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Structures threatened near IN-49 and the
  river. Backwater on a drainage canal threatens 1200 South Road
  east of IN-49.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 11.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.7
    feet Wednesday evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    early Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4128 8728 4132 8713 4129 8689 4121 8687
      4118 8697 4117 8725


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