FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 924 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR
THE DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 845 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET.
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 6.4 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.
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FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 859 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR
THE THORN CREEK AT THORNTON
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 830 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET.
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 933 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY...TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST VERY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY EARLY EVENING.
* HAZARDS...IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
WILL CAUSE THE LIGHT AND FLUFFY SNOW TO DRIFT BACK ONTO ALREADY
CLEARED ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS.
* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW FREEZING CAUSING
SNOW TO ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN ROADS
BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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IZZI
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