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000 

WGUS73 KLOT 222154

FFSLOT



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

349 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2008



ILC063-197-222345-

/O.CON.KLOT.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080122T2345Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

GRUNDY IL-WILL IL-

349 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR

SOUTHWESTERN WILL AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GRUNDY COUNTIES...



AT 348 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

FLOODING CONTINUED ON THE KANKAKEE RIVER WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 

BRIDGE AS A RESULT OF AN ICE JAM. FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ON BLODGETT 

ROAD. THE ICE JAM WAS STILL LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF BARDWELL 

ISLAND...ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 BRIDGE.



ICE JAMS ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND THE JAM CAN BREAK AND BEGIN TO 

MOVE DOWNSTREAM AGAIN WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. WATER LEVELS CAN 

RISE RAPIDLY IN THE VICINITY OF A JAM.



RESIDENTS IN AREAS ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR THE WILL GRUNDY 

COUNTY BORDER SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING 

FLOOD SITUATION.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 4133 8827 4132 8816 4129 8817 4131 8827

TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 180DEG 0KT 4134 8821



$$



MORRIS

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000 

WGUS73 KLOT 222154

FFSLOT



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

349 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2008



ILC063-197-222345-

/O.CON.KLOT.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080122T2345Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

GRUNDY IL-WILL IL-

349 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR

SOUTHWESTERN WILL AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GRUNDY COUNTIES...



AT 348 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

FLOODING CONTINUED ON THE KANKAKEE RIVER WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 

BRIDGE AS A RESULT OF AN ICE JAM. FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ON BLODGETT 

ROAD. THE ICE JAM WAS STILL LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF BARDWELL 

ISLAND...ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 BRIDGE.



ICE JAMS ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND THE JAM CAN BREAK AND BEGIN TO 

MOVE DOWNSTREAM AGAIN WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. WATER LEVELS CAN 

RISE RAPIDLY IN THE VICINITY OF A JAM.



RESIDENTS IN AREAS ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR THE WILL GRUNDY 

COUNTY BORDER SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING 

FLOOD SITUATION.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 4133 8827 4132 8816 4129 8817 4131 8827

TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 180DEG 0KT 4134 8821



$$



MORRIS

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