THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS EXTENDED THE
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAIN AND MELTING SNOW
IN...
ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT MONDAY
* AT 700 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AN AREA OF LIGHT RAIN MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.
ALTHOUGH THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ONLY PRODUCE LIGHT AMOUNTS
TODAY WITH HIGHER RAINFALL RATES UNLIKELY...THE COMBINATION OF
SNOW MELT AND THE RAINFALL FROM SUNDAY WILL HELP KEEP STREAMS AND
RIVERS ELEVATED AS WELL AS MORE RURAL LOCATIONS LIKELY OBSERVING
WATER COVERED ROADS NEAR DITCHES OR ADJACENT WATER COVERED FIELDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS... VIADUCTS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
REMEMBER... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
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LAT...LON 4061 8846 4062 8858 4075 8859 4075 8894
4092 8894 4093 8905 4110 8905 4111 8917
4158 8917 4159 8964 4220 8970 4221 8940
4250 8940 4249 8779 4227 8782 4173 8752
4049 8753 4048 8793 4040 8793 4040 8846
