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...Sugar Creek from Near Milford downstream to confluence with Iroquois River at Watseka, including the Milford gauge.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Structures threatened in southwest Milford.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight and continue rising to a crest of 19.6 feet early Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood