Saturday, May 26, 2012

Flood Statement 05:51:41.2088998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
BOONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL NOON CDT

* AT 549 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATED TWO TO THREE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION HAS FALLEN
OVER PORTIONS OF BOONE AND MCHENRY COUNTIES.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER
CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING
INCLUDE...BELVIDERE...HARVARD...WONDER LAKE...WOODSTOCK...BULL
VALLEY...CAPRON...HEBRON...MCCULLOM LAKE...POPLAR GROVE AND
RICHMOND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

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LAT...LON 4227 8830 4223 8894 4246 8894 4248 8828