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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

1157 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009



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LAKE IL-COOK IL-DUPAGE IL-

1157 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR

NORTHERN DUPAGE...NORTHERN COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES...



AT 1149 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE

THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...OVER THE ENTIRE WARNED 

AREA.  STRONGEST STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL WERE LOCATED OVER 

NORTHERN KANE COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. 



SOME FLOODING REPORTS INCLUDE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF BASEMENTS IN 

THE ROGERS/LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORHOODS.



LAKE SHORE DRIVE AT FOSTER AVENUE IS REPORTED FLOODED BY 3 FEET OF 

WATER. 



ALSO...SALT CREEK AT ROLLING MEADOWS IS FLOODED AND RISING RAPIDLY.  

BUFFALO CREEK AT WHEELING...FLOODED AND RISING RAPIDLY.  THE NORTH 

BRANCH OF THE CHICAGO RIVER AT DEERFIELD AND NILES...FLOODED AND 

RISING RAPIDLY. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE 

WARNED AREA BY 100 PM CDT.  THIS WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE FLASH 

FLOODING.



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

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

AREAS AND KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOOD WATERS.



LAT...LON 4239 8780 4232 8783 4221 8780 4210 8771

      4191 8765 4188 8825 4245 8818 4245 8782



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