FLOOD ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1107 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 330 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

...THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE DES PLAINES RIVER...
  DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE AFFECTING COOK 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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1107 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR
  THE DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 1045 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET.
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 6.4 FEET BY SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...FLOODING AFFECTS FOREST PRESERVE AREAS.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1033 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1045 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

/1132 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
LIGHT RAIN AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW
SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON AS MUCH COLDER SPREADS ACROSS THE
AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT THOUGH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
INCH OR LESS ARE FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. WITH THE RAIN THAT FELL
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING...MANY ROADS HAVE LIKELY BEEN
WASHED CLEAR OF SALT AND OTHER MELTING CHEMICALS SO AS THE COLD
AIR SPREADS IN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND TEMPERATURES
DROP BELOW FREEZING BE ALERT FOR ANY WET SPOTS ON ROADWAYS THAT
WILL QUICKLY FREEZE UP.
RIVER AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY AND TONIGHT DUE TO
THE RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
AREA CREEK AND RIVER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. IN ADDITION...ANY STANDING WATER FROM RAINFALL AND SNOW
MELT WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO THE 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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