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City of Marseilles
Saturday April 1st, 2023 :: 09:35 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 07:00PM Tuesday

* 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 late tonight to Tuesday evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 19.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 20.6 feet early Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUREAU, IL ... LA SALLE, IL ... PUTNAM, IL

Address/Location
City of Marseilles
142 Lincoln Street
Marseilles, IL 61341

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-795-2131

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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