Archive for September, 2008
Update–Flood Warning….
Flood waters are receeding, but a Flood Warning remains for the Kankakee River at Momence and Shelby, IN. Today’s (Tues) reading measured 5.6 feet at Momence. The Flood stage is 5.0 feet. The river’s expected to fall below flood stage by Friday morning. At Shelby, Tuesday’s stage is at 12.4 feet; flood stage is 9.0 [...]
Flood Warning continues…
Flooding is still forecast and a Flood Warning remains in place for the Kankakee River at Momence and Shelby, IN. The stage at Momence is a little more than a foot over the 5.0 flood stage. Minor flooding is occurring. At the current 6.0 foot level, flooding affects the campgrounds located three mile downstream of [...]
Traffic Relief, Borman re-opens…
East-central Illinois motorists are finding traffic relief now that truck traffic is moving again on I-65 in Indiana. The Borman Expressway in northwest Indiana re-opened at 6:12 pm Thursday, four days after closing due to flooding from heavy rains. The closure had IDOT officials diverting traffic from I-65 and U-S 41 across U-S Route 24. [...]
Floods Postpone River Cleanup
The 25th annual Kankakee River Cleanup for Saturday, September 20th has been postponed due to high water. The event has been pushed ahead to Saturday, October 4th from 8 am ’til 1 pm.
Last weekend’s heavy rains resulted in a significant rise in the river’s water level. Chairman Barb Thomas said we want to make sure [...]
Flood Water Update
Flood Warnings continue today for the Kankakee River at Momence and Shelby, Indiana. River levels are expected to show signs of receeding. Minor flooding is still occurring. The Momence stage was measured at 6.7 feet Thursday at 2:45 am. Flood stage is 5.0 feet. At Shelby, Thursday’s stage was at 13.0 feet; flood stage is [...]