Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...

Vermilion River near Leonore affecting La Salle County.

Illinois River at La Salle affecting Putnam, Bureau and La Salle Counties.

Sugar Creek at Milford affecting Iroquois County.

For the Vermilion River (Illinois Basin)...including Leonore...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Illinois River from Starved Rock Lock and Dam downstream to confluence with Big Bureau Creek, including the La Salle gauge.

* WHEN...From late tonight until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Lower parking lot at Starved Rock State Park is inundated east of La Salle. High water levels begin to impact shipping interests along the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 19.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight and continue rising to a crest of 23.8 feet early Saturday afternoon. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood