FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1036 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
  DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL AFFECTING LAKE COUNTY
.THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS OVER THE DES PLAINES RIVER
RANGED FROM AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF.
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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1036 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT  930 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.3 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...WATER FLOWS INTO SURROUNDING FARM AND MARSH
  LAND NEAR THE RIVER.
$$

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

FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 1007 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1007 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WISCONSIN...ILLINOIS
FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER AFFECTING KENOSHA AND LAKE COUNTIES
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1007 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER
* FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  8:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY EARLY TOMORROW.
$$
RIVER FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL RIVER GAGING
LOCATIONS. THE 7 DAY RIVER FORECAST TAKES INTO ACCOUNT PAST
PRECIPITATION...SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS ETC..AND PREDICTED
FUTURE 24 HOUR BASIN-AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.
(STAGES IN FT.)        BANK-      LATEST          FORECAST STAGES
-               FLOOD  FULL      OBSERVED         ...FOR 7 AM...
LOCATION       STAGE  STAGE    STAGE/TIME        SAT  SUN  MON  TUE
NEW MUNSTER     10.0   9.0   8.43 08 AM 12/25   10.2 11.1 11.3 11.3
-                   HIGHEST      24 HOUR CHANGE
-                   OBSERVED     IN RIVER STAGE
-                   STAGE IN      (FT.) UP TO      HIGHEST STAGE
-                   THE LAST    LATEST OBSERVED     FORECAST IN
-                   7 DAYS          STAGE           NEXT 7 DAYS
NEW MUNSTER      8.43  08 AM 12/25    0.60      12.00 12 AM 12/28
...BELOW IS PREDICTED 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION INFORMATION...
(NMSW3) 6-HOUR PREDICTED PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS (IN.)
NEW MUNSTER: 6 AM-NOON      0.17
NEW MUNSTER: NOON-6 PM      0.03
NEW MUNSTER: 6 PM-MIDNIGHT  0.06
NEW MUNSTER: MIDNIGHT-6 AM  0.00