Areal Flood Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 10:45 AM CST 2/21

WGUS83 KLOT 211041
FLSLOT

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Chicago/Romeoville Il
441 AM CST WED FEB 21 2018


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Kendall IL-La Salle IL-DuPage IL-Cook IL-Boone IL-Livingston IL-
Lake IL-Ogle IL-Will IL-Lee IL-De Kalb IL-Winnebago IL-Grundy IL-
Kankakee IL-Ford IL-Kane IL-Iroquois IL-McHenry IL-Benton IN-
Porter IN-Newton IN-Lake IN-Jasper IN-
441 AM CST WED FEB 21 2018

...A FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS REMAINS IN
EFFECT Until 1045 AM CST Wednesday/1145 AM EST Wednesday/ FOR
Kendall...La Salle...DuPage...Cook...southern Boone...Livingston...
southern Lake...Ogle...Will...Lee...De Kalb...southern Winnebago...
Grundy...Kankakee...Ford...Kane...Iroquois...southern McHenry...
Benton...Porter...Newton...Lake and Jasper Counties...

At 435 AM CST/535 AM EST/...doppler radar indicated that mainly
light rain continued to fall over portions of east central Illinois
and northwest Indiana, east of an line from roughly Champaign
Illinois to Valparaiso Indiana. While rain will end this morning and
additional heavy rain is not expected...rainfall over the past two
days of between two and a half and nearly five inches of rain have
been measured across the warned area. Due to the heavy rainfall and
quick runoff due to frozen ground...ongoing flooding will be slow to
subside across the warned area. Most area rivers and creeks will be
at bankfull or in flood.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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LAT...LON 4062 8846 4062 8857 4076 8858 4075 8893
4093 8893 4093 8905 4110 8905 4110 8916
4158 8917 4158 8963 4220 8969 4226 8782
4164 8743 4171 8693 4091 8693 4084 8710
4048 8709 4049 8794 4040 8793 4040 8846



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