Flood Warning: Bureau, IL; La Salle, IL; Putnam, IL

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Flood Warning — Bureau, IL; La Salle, IL; Putnam, IL Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. ...The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois... Illinois River at La Salle affecting Putnam, La Salle and Bureau Counties. For the Illinois River (Upper)...including La Salle...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 Saturday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Dee Bennet Road is threatened between Ottawa and Utica. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 18.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning and is expected to remain in flood through next week. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood