{"id":609433,"date":"2026-04-27T15:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/609433\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:02:16","slug":"road-closures-along-fox-river-after-crest-more-rain-possible-monday-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/609433\/","title":{"rendered":"Road closures along Fox River after crest; more rain possible Monday \u2013 Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"

Officials reported a slow drop in Fox River water levels following its crest in McHenry County over the weekend, but the possibility of rain Monday could erase any progress made. <\/p>\n

Roads closed by floodwaters in recent days remained closed Sunday as the water slowly receded.<\/p>\n

When and where rain could hit Monday, possibly bringing the river back up to major flood stage, still was the question Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service\u2019s Chicago office.<\/p>\n

If the rain, including potential thunderstorms, comes through early Monday, that could deplete the fuel they\u2019d need to develop stronger storms later in the day, meteorologist Gino Izzi said.<\/p>\n

\"High<\/p>\n

High waters on the Fox River nearly reach a portion of North River Road in McHenry on Saturday,April 25, 2026. (Michelle Meyer)<\/p>\n

Or, there could be isolated heavy rains throughout the day. \u201cWhere that exactly hits is not sure thing. If it is upstream of [the McHenry County] area, it could be problematic at this point,\u201d Izzi said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible those storms \u2013 if they develop \u2013 could go to central Illinois, he added, and not bring more water to the Fox Valley.<\/p>\n

When, where, and how much rain could happen Monday might not be known until the early morning hours. \u201cThe spectrum of what is possible is pretty huge,\u201d Izzi said. \u201cThe overnight shift, 3 or 4 a.m., will have a better feel. Mother nature will tilt her hand then.\u201d<\/p>\n

The river had crested on the Chain O\u2019 Lakes, above the McHenry Dam and at the Algonquin Dam, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n

McHenry County Emergency Management Director David Christensen said Sunday that \u201cit\u2019s a slow watch on receding waters.\u201d<\/p>\n

While much of the Fox River and Chain O\u2019 Lakes still were in a flood warning, as of mid-morning Sunday, that warning had been reduced to moderate flood levels at the Algonquin Dam. As of 9:30 a.m. Sunday, the river was at 11.9 feet. Major flood stage is anything over 12 feet below the dam.<\/p>\n

\"Ducks<\/p>\n

Ducks sit on partially submerged docks along the Fox River in McHenry on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Michelle Meyer)<\/p>\n

Despite the progress made in some areas of the Fox River, River Road in McHenry and Rawson Bridge Road in Cary still were closed because of flooding as of Sunday afternoon. An up-to-date map of road closures can be found on the McHenry County Emergency Management website<\/a>. <\/p>\n

That page, mchenrycountyil.gov\/county-government\/flood-headquarters, was posted Friday. It provides information on topics from why people should respect barricades and road closures to what to do with sandbags.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurn around, don\u2019t drown when encountering flooded roads,\u201d a NWS report reads. \u201cMost flood deaths occur in vehicles.\u201d <\/p>\n

The McHenry County Department of Health said Friday that people should wear personal protective clothing and equipment when sorting debris from flooding. <\/p>\n

Sand or sandbags that have been in contact with floodwater should not be reused in ways that involve human contact, such as in children\u2019s play areas or gardening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Officials reported a slow drop in Fox River water levels following its crest in McHenry County over the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":609434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,85122,85123,79],"class_list":["post-609433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-mchenry","tag-mchenry-il-news","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/609434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}