Not only have rivers in the Chicago area risen--among them the Des Plaines, expected to crest a foot and a half above flood stage according to current forecasts--Wisconsin's Lake Geneva is up as well. Eric Sorensen, Chief Meteorologist at WREX-TV and longtime visitor to the Lake Geneva area, has sent us these pictures. He tells us:
"In thirty years, I can't ever remember Lake Geneva being any higher than today! Last night, the water level was a few inches below our pier ... now it's lapping at the cross-boards. The water going over the spillway in downtown Lake Geneva was a deafening roar! The water spilled onto the hotel parking lot at Houlihan's. Several large mouth bass were seen in the parking lot! The water then flowed over streets toward Wells Street where it eventually all drained into the White River (the only outlet of Lake Geneva)."
Thanks for the pictures and the update, Eric!
--By Tom Skilling, WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist
Photos courtesy of Eric Sorensen
