Sunday, March 10, 2013

Flood Statement 16:15:17.5793183

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAIN AND MELTING SNOW
FOR...
ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT MONDAY

* AT 401 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF RAINFALL CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED A HALF UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
ACROSS A PORTION OF THE ADVISORY AREA OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
HOURS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THIS RAINFALL HAS COMBINED WITH RAPID SNOWMELT ACROSS THE
AREA PROVIDING RISES ON MANY AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS...WITH
SEVERAL REPORTS NOW BEING RECEIVED OF ACCUMULATING WATER ON
FIELDS BEGINNING TO SPILL OVER ONTO AREA ROADWAYS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR...
ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE...ADDISON...
ALGONQUIN...ALSIP...ANTIOCH...ARLINGTON HEIGHTS...AURORA...
BARRINGTON...BATAVIA...BEACH PARK...BELVIDERE...BERWYN...BLUE
ISLAND...BOLINGBROOK...BOURBONNAIS AND BRADLEY.

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.

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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