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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
718 AM CST Fri Jan 23 2026

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

  Kankakee River at Momence affecting Kankakee County.

For the Kankakee River...including Momence...Minor flooding is 
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Warning means water levels above flood stage are imminent or 
may already be occurring. Persons along rivers and streams in the 
warned area should take immediate precautions to protect life and 
property.

An ice jam is affecting water levels in this area. River forecasts 
during ice jams are less certain due to many complicated factors. 
Significant river ice cover can cause large water level fluctuations 
and flooding with little advanced notice. River ice may also cause 
gauge observations to be inaccurate.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by late tonight.

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718 AM CST Fri Jan 23 2026

...FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 
FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kankakee River from IL/IN state line downstream to 
  confluence with Iroquois River at Aroma Park, including the 
  Momence gauge.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 5.5 feet, Low-lying areas of Island Park inundated in 
  Momence. River Isle Road threatened east of Momence. Eagle Island 
  Road threatened near Sun River Terrace.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:45 AM CST Friday the stage was 4.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4115 8784 4118 8778 4122 8756 4111 8753
      4106 8780 4106 8784


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