Flood Warning

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

Des Plaines River near Gurnee affecting Lake IL County.

For the Des Plaines River...including Russell, Gurnee...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Des Plaines River from US-41 in Gurnee downstream to Townline Road in Vernon Hills, including the Gurnee gauge.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning to late Friday night.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Forest land inundated near the river in Gurnee.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 6.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 8.0 feet early Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Friday evening. - Flood stage is 7.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood