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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

858 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009



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COOK IL-KANE IL-DUPAGE IL-KENDALL IL-

858 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR

EXTREME NORTHEASTERN KENDALL...DUPAGE...SOUTHEASTERN KANE AND

NORTHERN COOK COUNTIES...



AT 850 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE 

FLOODING ACROSS CENTRAL DUPAGE AND NORTHERN COOK COUNTIES.  RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA.  SMALL STREAMS ARE QUICKLY RISING AS WELL.  LIGHT TO 

MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING WITH AN 

ADDITIONAL 0.25 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE.  



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

WARRENVILLE...WHEATON...ELMHURST...AND EVANSTON.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



LAT...LON 4176 8797 4172 8828 4173 8853 4187 8845

      4215 8775 4207 8765 4198 8764 4197 8762

      4193 8762



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