Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Flash Flood Statement 13:38:48.4863672

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN COOK...
LAKE...SOUTHEASTERN MCHENRY AND NORTHERN KANE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM
CDT...

AT 132 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE SHIFTED JUST TO THE
NORTH OF THIS AREA...HOWEVER DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE A
SWATH OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM NORTHERN KANE
INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST COOK AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL MOVE INTO THE
WARNING AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1
TO POSSIBLY OVER 3 INCHES COULD FALL BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

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 4239 8780 4236 8781 4235 8782 4231 8781
4230 8782 4227 8782 4221 8780 4208 8798
4190 8859 4209 8859 4249 8780