FLOOD ADVISORY
Issue Date: 229 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 227 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
ADVISORY FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER...
  ILLINOIS RIVER AT MORRIS AFFECTING GRUNDY COUNTY
  ILLINOIS RIVER AT OTTAWA AFFECTING LA SALLE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO.
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229 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT MORRIS.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT  130 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 13.9 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING.
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FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1237 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 936 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
  ILLINOIS RIVER AT MORRIS AFFECTING GRUNDY COUNTY
  ILLINOIS RIVER AT OTTAWA AFFECTING LA SALLE COUNTY
  ILLINOIS RIVER AT LA SALLE AFFECTING BUREAU AND LA SALLE COUNTIES
.RAINFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO.
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1237 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT MORRIS.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT 1130 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.9 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS RIVER
FORECAST INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...PINE BLUFF ROAD...WEST OF ROUTE 47 AND
  DWIGHT ROADS FLOOD ON SOUTH SIDE OF RIVER.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 441 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 445 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

/537 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SOME AREA RIVERS MAY RISE TO FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
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