Thursday, April 18, 2013

Flood Warning 13:28:45.4803975

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
BOONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
LEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN KANE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
OGLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED FLOODING ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN URBAN AREAS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE
TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... HIGHWAYS...
VIADUCTS... AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY IN RURAL AREAS...COUNTY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER
LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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 4227 8782 4215 8776 4215 8836
4158 8921 4158 8963 4192 8963 4193 8969
4220 8970 4221 8940 4250 8940