Monday, May 12, 2014

Flash Flood Warning for Mchenry Co., IL until 01:00 AM CDT 05/13

WGUS73 KLOT 130211
FFSLOT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
911 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014


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KANE IL-MCHENRY IL-DUPAGE IL-LAKE IL-COOK IL-
911 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN COOK...
SOUTHERN LAKE...NORTHERN DUPAGE...SOUTHEASTERN MCHENRY AND
NORTHEASTERN KANE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...

AT 910 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED NORTH
OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAIN ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING.

RAINFALL REPORTS HAVE RANGED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ACROSS MANY
LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN COOK COUNTY. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN
ELGIN AND DES PLAINES.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ADDISON...ALGONQUIN...ARLINGTON HEIGHTS...BARRINGTON...BUFFALO
GROVE...CAROL STREAM...CARPENTERSVILLE...DEERFIELD...DES PLAINES...
DUPAGE AIRPORT...EAST DUNDEE...ELGIN...ELMHURST...FRANKLIN PARK AND
GLENCOE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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 4238 8781 4236 8781 4235 8782 4231 8781
4230 8782 4223 8781 4214 8774 4207 8767
4187 8796 4194 8849 4221 8831 4231 8817

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