...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /5 AM EST/
WEDNESDAY...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* MUCH OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
* SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE HALF INCH POSSIBLE...ADDING TO THE 1
TO 1.5 INCHES WHICH HAS ALREADY FALLEN THIS PAST EVENING. THE
FROZEN GROUND HAS LEAD TO A MAJORITY OF THE RAINFALL BECOMING
RUNOFF AND RESULTED IN A RAPID RISE TO AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS
THIS PAST EVENING...AND EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THEY SLOWLY SUBSIDE.
* FLOODING OF LOW LYING...FLOOD PRONE AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS
EXPECTED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT RISES AND FLOODING
ON AND NEAR AREA RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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