HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1200 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT ACROSS NORTHWEST
INDIANA UNTIL TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE MID
AFTERNOON.
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FROM THE AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS RAINFALL WILL COMBINE WITH
RAPIDLY MELTING SNOW AND ICE TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
RUNOFF...WHICH MAY RESULT IN RISES ALONG AREA RIVERS...AS WELL
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FLOODING THAT OCCURS AS A RESULT OF RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH A PORTION OF
THE DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN PERIOD.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY...AND THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. 1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW COULD
ACCUMULATE BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH
TONIGHT...HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY OBSERVED
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
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