Saturday, July 12, 2014

Areal Flood Advisory for Mchenry Co., IL until 05:00 AM CDT 07/13

WGUS83 KLOT 130359
FLSLOT

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1059 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2014


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KANE IL-KENDALL IL-MCHENRY IL-WILL IL-DUPAGE IL-LAKE IL-COOK IL-
1059 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED AN

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

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT SUNDAY

* AT 1057 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATED ONE INCH OF RAIN PER HOUR FALLING WITH THESE
STORMS.

* 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...MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CHICAGO
METRO AREA.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY...AURORA UNIVERSITY...BENEDICTINE
UNIVERSITY...CHAIN O LAKES STATE PARK...CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY ROUTE 66
RACEWAY...COLLEGE OF DUPAGE...


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.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR
IN A VEHICLE.

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LAT...LON 4250 8780 4245 8779 4227 8782 4214 8774
4208 8767 4196 8763 4195 8791 4171 8791
4168 8796 4168 8803 4147 8802 4146 8860
4250 8860

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