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WGUS73 KLOT 272308

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

508 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008



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

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MCHENRY IL-BOONE IL-LAKE IL-COOK IL-KANE IL-DEKALB IL-DUPAGE IL-

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

JASPER IN-LAKE IN-PORTER IN-

508 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008



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

PORTER...LAKE...NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...EASTERN LA

SALLE...WILL...KENDALL...NORTHERN KANKAKEE...GRUNDY...DUPAGE...

DEKALB...KANE...COOK...LAKE...EASTERN BOONE AND MCHENRY COUNTIES...



AT 505 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN FALLING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAIN WILL TAPER 

OFF IN THE NORTHWEST SUBURBS BY 530 PM...IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO AND 

JOLIET AROUND 700 PM...AND AT VALPARAISO AROUND 830 PM. 



RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...PLUS WATER EQUIVALENT FROM SNOW 

AND ICE MELT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...HAS RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING 

OF CREEKS...DITCHES...ROADS...AND BASEMENTS OVER THE CHICAGO METRO 

AREA. AN ADDITIONAL ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED 

THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 



HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF ROADS...VIADUCTS...

UNDERPASSES...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED

AREAS AND KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOOD WATERS.



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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