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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

605 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008



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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-

605 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 600 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE

RAIN PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF 

RAIN FELL TODAY...PLUS 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND ICE MELT. THIS HAS 

RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF CREEKS...DITCHES...ROADS...AND 

LOW LYING AREAS. 



AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY 

EVENING. RAIN WAS ENDING OVER THE NORTHWEST SUBURBS AT 600 PM AND IT 

SHOULD END IN CHICAGO AND JOLIET BY 730 PM...AND NORTHWEST INDIANA 

AND KANKAKEE BY 900 PM. 



THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE ENTIRE CHICAGO METRO AREA INCLUDING THE 

CITY OF CHICAGO. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE

WATER ON THE ROAD OR JUDGE HOW DEEP IT IS.



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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