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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

1023 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



ILC007-031-037-043-053-063-075-089-091-093-097-099-103-105-111-141-

197-201-INC073-089-111-127-142130-

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WINNEBAGO IL-MCHENRY IL-BOONE IL-LAKE IL-OGLE IL-COOK IL-KANE IL-

DEKALB IL-DUPAGE IL-LEE IL-FORD IL-IROQUOIS IL-LIVINGSTON IL-

GRUNDY IL-KANKAKEE IL-KENDALL IL-WILL IL-LA SALLE IL-NEWTON IN-

JASPER IN-LAKE IN-PORTER IN-

1023 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT SUNDAY

FOR PORTER...LAKE...NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...LA SALLE...

WILL...KENDALL...KANKAKEE...GRUNDY...LIVINGSTON...NORTHERN

IROQUOIS...NORTH CENTRAL FORD...LEE...DUPAGE...DEKALB...KANE...

COOK...OGLE...LAKE...SOUTHERN BOONE...MCHENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN

WINNEBAGO COUNTIES...



AT 1022 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE 

WARNING AREA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE. THE 

HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS LOCATED GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A CHICAGO TO 

STREATOR LINE WITH RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN A HALF 

INCH TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER HOUR ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS.



EXTENSIVE FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE EAST BRANCH OF THE 

DUPAGE RIVER. THE GAGE AT BOLINGBROOK IS NEARING RECORD LEVELS FOR 

THAT LOCATION. PORTIONS OF ROYCE ROAD HAVE ALSO BEEN CLOSED DUE TO 

THE EXTENSIVE FLOODING.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH 

LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

TOWARD THE LARGER END OF THIS RANGE ARE EXPECTED GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 

OF A LINE FROM CHICAGO TO PONTIAC. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FROM 

WEST TO EAST FROM MID TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE RECENT VERY 

HEAVY RAIN OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AND SATURATED SOILS...THE ADDITIONAL 

HEAVY RAIN WILL RUNOFF IMMEDIATELY FURTHER AGGRAVATING THE SERIOUS 

FLOODING SITUATION.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 4061 8857 4074 8861 4075 8893 4091 8895

      4093 8907 4110 8908 4112 8919 4157 8918

      4160 8966 4209 8970 4251 8815 4250 8779

      4224 8780 4207 8765 4171 8751 4163 8728

      4172 8693 4114 8692



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