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WGUS73 KLOT 271902

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

102 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008



ILC007-031-037-043-063-089-091-093-097-099-111-197-INC073-089-111-

127-280300-

/O.CON.KLOT.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-081228T0300Z/

/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BOONE IL-DEKALB IL-LA SALLE IL-COOK IL-DUPAGE IL-GRUNDY IL

-KANE IL-KENDALL IL-LAKE IL-MCHENRY IL-WILL IL-KANKAKEE IL-LAKE 

IN-PORTER IN-JASPER IN-NEWTON IN

102 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR

EASTERN BOONE...DEKALB...LA SALLE...COOK...DUPAGE...GRUNDY... 

KANE...NORTHERN KANKAKEE...KENDALL...LAKE ILLINOIS...MCHENRY... 

WILL...NORTHERN JASPER...LAKE INDIANA...NORTHERN NEWTON...AND PORTER 

COUNTIES...



THROUGH 100 PM 1/2 INCH TO 1 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER 

NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. IN ADDITION THE SNOW AND 

ICE PACK HAS COMPLETELY MELTED OVER ALL BUT FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS 

NEAR THE WISCONSIN BORDER. THE WATER EQUIVALENT THAT WAS RELEASED 

WAS 1 TO 2 INCHES. 



HART DITCH AT MUNSTER IN LAKE COUNTY INDIANA...DEER CREEK AT CHICAGO 

HEIGHTS...BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR...AND THE NORTH BRANCH OF 

THE CHICAGO RIVER AT NILES ARE ALREADY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND RAPIDLY 

RISING.  OTHER STREAMS AND CREEKS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE ALSO 

EXPECTED TO BE RISING RAPIDLY.



STREET AND BASEMENT FLOODING WILL ALSO OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 



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 4112 8903 4250 8880 4250 8779 4224 8780

      4207 8765 4184 8759 4171 8751 4169 8741

      4165 8740 4163 8728 4166 8713 4172 8698

      4172 8693 4111 8692



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000 

WGUS73 KLOT 271902

FFSLOT



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

102 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008



ILC007-031-037-043-063-089-091-093-097-099-111-197-INC073-089-111-

127-280300-

/O.CON.KLOT.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-081228T0300Z/

/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BOONE IL-DEKALB IL-LA SALLE IL-COOK IL-DUPAGE IL-GRUNDY IL

-KANE IL-KENDALL IL-LAKE IL-MCHENRY IL-WILL IL-KANKAKEE IL-LAKE 

IN-PORTER IN-JASPER IN-NEWTON IN

102 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR

EASTERN BOONE...DEKALB...LA SALLE...COOK...DUPAGE...GRUNDY... 

KANE...NORTHERN KANKAKEE...KENDALL...LAKE ILLINOIS...MCHENRY... 

WILL...NORTHERN JASPER...LAKE INDIANA...NORTHERN NEWTON...AND PORTER 

COUNTIES...



THROUGH 100 PM 1/2 INCH TO 1 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER 

NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. IN ADDITION THE SNOW AND 

ICE PACK HAS COMPLETELY MELTED OVER ALL BUT FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS 

NEAR THE WISCONSIN BORDER. THE WATER EQUIVALENT THAT WAS RELEASED 

WAS 1 TO 2 INCHES. 



HART DITCH AT MUNSTER IN LAKE COUNTY INDIANA...DEER CREEK AT CHICAGO 

HEIGHTS...BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR...AND THE NORTH BRANCH OF 

THE CHICAGO RIVER AT NILES ARE ALREADY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND RAPIDLY 

RISING.  OTHER STREAMS AND CREEKS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE ALSO 

EXPECTED TO BE RISING RAPIDLY.



STREET AND BASEMENT FLOODING WILL ALSO OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 



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 4112 8903 4250 8880 4250 8779 4224 8780

      4207 8765 4184 8759 4171 8751 4169 8741

      4165 8740 4163 8728 4166 8713 4172 8698

      4172 8693 4111 8692



$$

ALLSOPP

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