The Chicago National Weather Service Forecast Office has issued an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory valid until 8:30AM CST Wednesday

Posted on: January 30th, 2013 12:44 AM by Paul Dailey No Comments

Flood Advisory

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1033 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

For the following Counties...
KANE IL-KANKAKEE IL-KENDALL IL-IROQUOIS IL-LA SALLE IL-LIVINGSTON IL-
MCHENRY IL-WILL IL-GRUNDY IL-DUPAGE IL-FORD IL-PORTER IN-NEWTON IN-
JASPER IN-BENTON IN-LAKE IL-COOK IL-LAKE IN-
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS.
  PORTIONS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
  AND MUCH OF FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA.

* UNTIL 830 AM CST WEDNESDAY

* AT 1030 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN
  ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO LOCALLY
  OVER ONE AND HALF INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON OVER THE ADVISORY AREA
  THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO LOCALLY
  AN INCH OF RAIN WILL FALL OVERNIGHT. SOME MINOR FLOODING HAS
  ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AND ADDITIONAL MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING
  AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS.

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