HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 449 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A COMBINATION OF RECENT MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...
MELTING OF SNOW AND ICE COVER...AND FROZEN GROUND CONDITIONS MAY
RESULT IN EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS WHERE RAIN
HAS BEEN HEAVIEST...AND SNOW COVER DEEPER...WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO
SEE PROBLEMS WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING. RAIN WILL DIMINISH IN
INTENSITY AND WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW FROM WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...AREAS OF
STANDING WATER MAY BE SLOW TO RECEDE.
.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...
HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT FLOODING AND ANY SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION LATER THIS AFTERNOON TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CHICAGO.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
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