Flood Watch issued September 19 at 9:38AM CDT until September 22 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

...The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a Flood Watch for the following rivers in Illinois... Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake IL County. Des Plaines River near Gurnee affecting Lake IL County. Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire affecting Cook and Lake IL County. Des Plaines River near Des Plaines affecting Cook County. Des Plaines River at Riverside affecting Cook County. .The combination of heavy rain this morning and expected additional thunderstorms with heavy rain tonight may lead to river flooding along the Des Plaines River basin as early as Sunday morning. The heavy rain tonight is expected to occur along a roughly west to east axis across northern Illinois, though the exact location across the river basin remains uncertain. Flooding severity may be higher or lower over the basin depending on the ultimate placement of the highest rainfall tonight. * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...Des Plaines River from Roosevelt Road in Forest Park downstream to Hodgkins, including the Riverside gauge. * WHEN...From Sunday morning to Tuesday morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 3.2 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached late Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 7.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood…