Sunday, March 10, 2013

Flood Statement 21:35:02.7692498

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

AT 923 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF LIGHT RAIN CONTINUING TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS
THE ADVISORY AREA. ALTHOUGH THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ONLY PRODUCE
LIGHT AMOUNTS TONIGHT WITH HIGHER RAINFALL RATES UNLIKELY THIS
EVENING...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT AND THE RAINFALL FROM EARLIER
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... 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