AREAS AFFECTED : LAKE, IN; NEWTON, IN
...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Indiana...
Kankakee River at Shelby affecting Lake IN and Newton Counties.
For the Kankakee River...including Shelby...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
record.
* WHERE...Kankakee River from Near I-65 and De Motte downstream to
IL/IN state line, including the Shelby gauge.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Low-lying residences are threatened along
Bluegrass Road east of Sumava Resorts and along Westwood Drive and
Island Boulevard near Shelby.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 10.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon and continue rising to a crest of
11.3 feet Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 10.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood