Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Areal Flood Advisory for Mchenry Co., IL until 09:30 PM CDT 05/27

WGUS83 KLOT 272238
FLSLOT

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
538 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014


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KANE IL-MCHENRY IL-LAKE IL-COOK IL-
538 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN KANE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 533 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATED THE ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAKE AND MCHENRY COUNTIES...WITH REPORTS OF
HIGH WATER IN THE COMMUNITY OF HIGHWOOD. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LAKE AND MCHENRY COUNTIES
THROUGH THE 6 PM HOUR BRINGING ADDITIONAL DOWNPOURS AND MINOR
FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE
ACROSS FAR NORTHERN KANE AND COOK COUNTIES BRINGING HEAVY
DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLY SOME MINOR FLOODING THIS EVENING.

* 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...CARPENTERSVILLE...DEERFIELD...DES PLAINES...EAST DUNDEE...
EVANSTON...GAGES LAKE...GLENCOE...GLENVIEW...GRAYSLAKE...GURNEE AND
HIGHLAND PARK.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY...GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER...HARPER
COLLEGE...LAKE COUNTY IL FAIRGROUNDS...LAKE FOREST COLLEGE...MCHENRY
COUNTY COLLEGE...


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.

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 4241 8780 4236 8781 4235 8782 4231 8781
4227 8782 4214 8774 4208 8767 4201 8766
4206 8834 4214 8859 4215 8859 4216 8869
4241 8871

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