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WGUS73 KLOT 190639

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

139 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2007



ILC031-043-063-089-093-197-INC089-127-190845-

COOK IL-KANE IL-DUPAGE IL-GRUNDY IL-KENDALL IL-WILL IL-LAKE IN-

PORTER IN-

139 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR

PORTER...LAKE...WILL...KENDALL...GRUNDY...DUPAGE...KANE AND COOK

COUNTIES...



AT 139 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS 

AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE...BUT 

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED.



HOWEVER...LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS...LOW LYING AREAS...DITCHES 

AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE AS A RESULT OF RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL 

WHICH FELL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING. FLOODING WILL 

SLOWLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 4112 8859 4113 8827 4122 8823 4123 8804

      4130 8803 4131 8751 4132 8694 4170 8695

      4161 8722 4162 8737 4171 8753 4187 8762

      4203 8767 4203 8860



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