Flood Warning

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

Sugar Creek at Milford affecting Iroquois County.

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

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

Kankakee River at Shelby affecting Newton and Lake IN Counties.

For the Illinois River...including La Salle...Minor flooding is occurring.

For the Kankakee River...including Shelby...Minor flooding is occurring.

For the Sugar Creek...including Milford...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and 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...Until Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Agricultural areas in La Salle, Spring Valley, and Peru are inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 20.3 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:45 AM CDT Sunday was 20.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.7 feet this evening and remain in flood through the early part of the week. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood