Friday, April 19, 2013

Flood Statement 16:02:32.5717448

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN LAKE...COOK...
LAKE...LEE...DUPAGE...DE KALB...BOONE...GRUNDY...WINNEBAGO...WILL...
OGLE...MCHENRY...NORTHERN LIVINGSTON...LA SALLE...KENDALL...WESTERN
KANKAKEE AND KANE COUNTIES UNTIL 730 AM CDT SATURDAY...

AT 354 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL MEDIA CONTINUE TO
REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OCCURRING IN MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO RIVERS AND
STREAMS.

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.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO.

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LAT...LON 4250 8780 4227 8782 4206 8766 4184 8760
4169 8749 4162 8725 4114 8792 4075 8878
4075 8893 4092 8894 4093 8905 4110 8905
4111 8917 4158 8917 4159 8964 4192 8963
4193 8969 4220 8970 4221 8940 4250 8940