HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 927 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 927 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
927 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RIVERS: KISHWAUKEE
RIVER...PECATONICA RIVER...ROCK RIVER.
FOR THE KISHWAUKEE RIVER...INCLUDING BELVIDERE...FOR THE PECATONICA RIVER...INCLUDING SHIRLAND...FOR THE ROCK RIVER...INCLUDING BYRON.
THE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA THE PAST 24 HOURS RANGED
FROM ONE INCH TO AN INCH AN A HALF. IF THE COLDER AIR FORECAST FOR
THIS WEEKEND COMES IN FAST ENOUGH TO HELP CUT OFF SOME OF THE RAIN
AND SNOWMELT RUNOFF THEN THE RIVERS WILL NOT RISE TO ADVISORY STAGE.
FOR THE KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT BELVIDERE, THE LATEST STAGE IS 3.1 FEET
AT 8 AM FRIDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. BANKFULL STAGE IS 5.5 FEET.
WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.
FOR THE PECATONICA RIVER NEAR SHIRLAND, THE LATEST STAGE IS 7.7 FEET
AT 8 AM FRIDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. BANKFULL STAGE IS 11.0
FEET. WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.
FOR THE ROCK RIVER AT BYRON, THE LATEST STAGE IS 8.4 FEET AT 8 AM
FRIDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.5 FEET. WATER
LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.
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FLOOD ADVISORY
Issue Date: 900 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 841 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
ADVISORY FOR THE ROCK RIVER...
  ROCK RIVER AT ROCKTON AFFECTING WINNEBAGO COUNTY
.THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS THE LAST 24 HOURS OVER THE ROCK RIVER BASIN
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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859 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE ROCK RIVER AT ROCKTON.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
* AT  830 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.4 FEET.
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 8.3 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING.
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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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