Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Flood Statement 04:33:49.1626470

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHWESTERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT

* AT 432 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 HAS FALLEN WITH
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER 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...ALGONQUIN...ARLINGTON HEIGHTS...BARRINGTON...BUFFALO
GROVE...DEERFIELD...GLENCOE...GLENVIEW...HIGHLAND PARK...ISLAND
LAKE...LAKE FOREST...LAKE ZURICH...LIBERTYVILLE...LINCOLNSHIRE...
LONG GROVE AND MCHENRY.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER...HARPER COLLEGE...LAKE COUNTY IL
FAIRGROUNDS...LAKE FOREST COLLEGE...MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE...MORRAIN
HILLS STATE PARK...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS... VIADUCTS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS.

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LAT...LON 4231 8783 4222 8780 4214 8774 4209 8769
4205 8789 4210 8818 4212 8824 4215 8824
4215 8836 4219 8848 4236 8837