Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Flood Statement 03:52:49.1382930

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 352 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATED 1.5 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN BOONE AND MCHENRY COUNTIES WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN
MOVING INTO THE AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER
CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING
INCLUDE...HARVARD...WOODSTOCK...CAPRON AND POPLAR GROVE.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
MCHENRY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.

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LAT...LON 4229 8835 4229 8860 4231 8882 4238 8893
4250 8894 4250 8862