About one-half inch of rain is forecast for Arlington Heights and the northwest suburbs during the day Thursday until about 8:00 p.m. Combined with melting snow, the rain is expected to cause flooding in some areas. A HIGH WIND WARNING is also in effect tonight from 5 PM to 11 PM.
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
619 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014
KANE IL-KANKAKEE IL-KENDALL IL-IROQUOIS IL-LA SALLE IL-LIVINGSTON IL-
MCHENRY IL-OGLE IL-WILL IL-WINNEBAGO IL-GRUNDY IL-BOONE IL-DE KALB
IL-
DUPAGE IL-FORD IL-LEE IL-PORTER IN-NEWTON IN-JASPER IN-BENTON IN-
COOK IL-LAKE IN-
619 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAIN AND MELTING SNOW
IN…
BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA…
CENTRAL FORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
DUPAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
IROQUOIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
JASPER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA…
KANE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
KANKAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
KENDALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
LA SALLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA…
LEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA…
OGLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
PORTER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA…
SOUTHEASTERN WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
SOUTHERN MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
* UNTIL NOON CST/100 PM EST/
* AT 614 AM CST/714 AM EST/…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME AREAS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. SOME AREAS WERE RECEIVING A MIX
OF RAIN AND SNOW THAT WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN LATER THIS
MORNING.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW
WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS WILL LIKELY QUICKLY FILL WITH SNOWMELT
RUNOFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS…URBAN AREAS…
HIGHWAYS… VIADUCTS…UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
BRIDGES…DIPS…OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM…EVEN A SMALL ONE…ON FOOT OR
IN A VEHICLE.
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
346 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014
LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-
BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DIXON…DEKALB…AURORA…WHEATON…
CHICAGO…OTTAWA…OSWEGO…MORRIS…JOLIET…KANKAKEE…
PONTIAC…WATSEKA…PAXTON…GARY…VALPARAISO…MOROCCO…
RENSSELAER…FOWLER
346 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 /446 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014/
…FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST /4 PM EST/ THIS
AFTERNOON…
THE FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND INDIANA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES…IN ILLINOIS…COOK…DE KALB…DUPAGE…FORD…
GRUNDY…IROQUOIS…KANE…KANKAKEE…KENDALL…LA SALLE…
LEE…LIVINGSTON AND WILL. IN INDIANA…BENTON…JASPER…LAKE
IN…NEWTON AND PORTER.
* UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
* THE COMBINATION OF MELTING SNOW…FROZEN GROUND AND RAINFALL
TOTALS OF ONE HALF TO LOCALLY UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF WILL
RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RISK OF FLOODING.
* HIGH STANDING WATER AND FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE
AND FLOOD PRONE LOW LYING AREAS. SIGNIFICANT RISES AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON AREA STREAMS…CREEKS
AND RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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