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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

128 PM 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-

128 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT 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 128 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. THE HEAVIEST 

RAINFALL WAS LOCATED ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN WILL AND SOUTHEAST COOK 

COUNTY AND INTO MUCH OF NORTHWEST INDIANA WHERE RAINFALL RATES OF UP 

TO A HALF INCH AN HOUR PERSIST. THROUGH 4 PM...RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO 

DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 

BETWEEN A QUARTER INCH TO AS MUCH AS ONE INCH ACROSS NORTHWEST 

INDIANA. ALTHOUGH THE INTENSITY OF RAIN WILL BE DIMINISHING...STORM 

TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS 

MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...AND RUNOFF FROM THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN 

OF TODAY WILL ALLOW FOR A CONTINUED THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING THROUGH 

THE AFTERNOON.



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.



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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