Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Flash Flood Statement 14:22:23.5122557

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN LAKE...BOONE...
WINNEBAGO...MCHENRY AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN KANE COUNTIES UNTIL 600
PM CDT...

AT 219 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT ONE TO LOCALLY OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM THE
GREATER ROCKFORD AIRPORT MEASURED 1.78 INCHES OF RAIN.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND COULD PRODUCE UP TO ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN 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 4249 8779 4248 8779 4208 8859 4215 8859
4215 8917 4220 8917 4220 8939 4249 8939