HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 357 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A STEADY RAIN WILL BE FALLING MOST OF THE NIGHT. THERE WILL BE
PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN...AND SOME HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OVERNIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH
MELTING SNOW AND ICE TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WATER
RUNOFF. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND
STREAMS...WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE. FLOODING OF LOW LYING...FLOOD
PRONE AREAS IS LIKELY TO OCCUR.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
HIGH RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS...AS WELL AS ANY FLOODING THAT MAY
OCCUR FROM THE RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO
THE WEEKEND.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE
DAY FRIDAY. OFF AND ON SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR...WITH A TOTAL OF 1 TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW FALLING OVER THE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PERIOD.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TONIGHT...HOWEVER
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY MEASUREMENTS OF SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL AS WELL AS ANY OBSERVED FLOODING TO THE CHICAGO OFFICE
OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
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