Flood Warning: Iroquois, IL

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Flood Warning — Iroquois, IL Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Sugar Creek at Milford affecting Iroquois County. For the Sugar Creek...including Milford...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Sugar Creek from Near Milford downstream to confluence with Iroquois River at Watseka, including the Milford gauge. * WHEN...Until Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Structures threatened in southwest Milford. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 19.8 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:00 PM CDT Sunday was 19.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.0 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood