The Fox River is expected to crest over 7 feet next week with even more rain in the forecast, according to authorities, and people living along the river in McHenry County are bracing for potential flooding.
Neighbors in one subdivision in Crystal Lake aren’t taking any chances and started placing sandbags on Wednesday. Their street is lined with hundreds of bags, and they hope it will be enough. More than 15 homes along Beach Street could be hit with rising water from the Fox River next week.
Jason Bell and his neighbors told NBC Chicago they’ve been through this before.
“We’re becoming pros at it, which is unfortunate, because as we get older it’s more painful,” Bell said.
It’s been nearly 10 years sine the last historic flood that damaged hundreds of homes, including in Algonquin.
“I think it’s going to be close to that level, but we weathered that one, nobody flooded. A lot of wet yards, a lot of inconvenience for a few weeks, but what’s the alternative?” he said.
Nunda Township said the Fox River is expected to crest on Tuesday. Employees and volunteers spent Friday filling thousands of sandbags.
“A hydrograph that’s out right now shows a numerous bell curve where we’re getting 7 feet approximately Tuesday to Wednesday,” said Rob Parrish, the township’s highway commissioner. “At this time last night, we were about 5.5 so we’re kinda talking about quite the water that’s still coming.”
Parrish had this to say when asked about the seriousness of the situation.
“It’s not as bad as it would have been in 2013, but we’re definitely going to have a crisis here with people who aren’t ahead of the curve getting the sandbags placed,” he said.
Water restoration crews are already fielding calls in other suburban communities.
“We’ve got about 149 calls in the last two days, literally for emergency service for basement flooding, sump pump failures just backing up from the water system,” said operations manager Jason Howard, Rapid One Restoration in Arlington Heights. “So it’s been kinda hectic. It’s good for our business, but it’s unfortunate for the homeowners.”
So what can you do to protect your home from flooding? Howard told NBC Chicago homeowners can clear their gutters and downspouts of any debris, keep their storm drains clean, check the backup systems for sump pumps and install a rain barrel.
“Any little things can help, but one of the biggest problems I’ve been noticing is a lot of customers don’t understand the importance of hacking water and backup or sewer and backup into their policy, so a lot of customers are getting stuck with out-of-pocket costs with this,” he said.
The township is looking for volunteers to help fill sandbags through the weekend.
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