FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 204 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
  DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL AFFECTING LAKE COUNTY
  FOX RIVER AT DAYTON AFFECTING LA SALLE COUNTY
.WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL AND
SNOW MELT. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT AND REMAIN
IN THE FORM OF OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
&&
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203 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 1245 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 7.3 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...WATER FLOWS INTO SURROUNDING FARM AND MARSH
  LAND NEAR THE RIVER.
$$

FLOOD ADVISORY
Issue Date: 924 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 919 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

...THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE DES PLAINES RIVER...FOX
RIVER...ILLINOIS RIVER...ROCK RIVER...
DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE AFFECTING COOK COUNTY
FOX RIVER AT MONTGOMERY AFFECTING KANE AND KENDALL COUNTIES
ILLINOIS RIVER AT MORRIS AFFECTING GRUNDY COUNTY
ROCK RIVER AT ROCKTON AFFECTING WINNEBAGO COUNTY
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
ADVISORY FOR THE DES PLAINES RIVER...KISHWAUKEE RIVER...PECATONICA
RIVER...ROCK RIVER...THORN CREEK...
DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE AFFECTING LAKE COUNTY
KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT BELVIDERE AFFECTING BOONE COUNTY
PECATONICA RIVER NEAR SHIRLAND AFFECTING WINNEBAGO COUNTY
ROCK RIVER AT BYRON AFFECTING OGLE COUNTY
THORN CREEK AT THORNTON AFFECTING COOK COUNTY
.ONE TO TWO INCHES OF PRECIPITATION HAS FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS.  THIS PRECIPITATION ALONG WITH MELTING SNOW...HAS CAUSED RISES ON LOCAL RIVERS.
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.
ILC097-261524-
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924 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
THE DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT  830 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.5 FEET.
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 6.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 6.7 FEET BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

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.
&&
COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
$$