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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

654 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008



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BOONE IL-DEKALB IL-LA SALLE IL-LEE IL-OGLE IL-COOK IL-DUPAGE 

IL-GRUNDY IL-KANE IL-KENDALL IL-LAKE IL-MCHENRY IL-WILL IL-LAKE 

IN-PORTER IN-

654 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN BOONE...DEKALB...NORTHERN LA SALLE...EASTERN 

LEE...SOUTHEASTERN OGLE...COOK...DUPAGE...NORTHERN 

GRUNDY...KANE...KENDALL...LAKE...MCHENRY...WILL...LAKE AND PORTER 

COUNTIES...



AT 654 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES 

THAT BETWEEN A HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS 

NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA.  LIGHT TO MODERATE 

RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE MID 

MORNING HOURS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 0.05 TO 0.20 LIKELY.  

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS ALREADY REPORTED THAT BASEMENT FLOODING HAS 

OCCURRED IN NAPERVILLE...ADDISON AND ELMHURST.



HART DITCH IN MUNSTER IS ALREADY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND RAPIDLY 

RISING.  DEER CREEK IN CHICAGO HEIGHTS AND BUTTERFIELD CREEK IN 

FLOSSMOOR ARE ALSO RAPIDLY RISING AND LIKELY TO FLOOD SHORTLY.  

OTHER STREAMS AND CREEKS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE ALSO EXPECTED 

TO BE RISING RAPIDLY.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. 



LAT...LON 4130 8918 4157 8918 4159 8944 4160 8945

      4251 8861 4250 8779 4227 8782 4207 8765

      4180 8757 4165 8740 4164 8723 4132 8724



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