Monday, June 15, 2015

WEATHER OUTLOOK -- WET AND MORE WET

WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
KENDALL-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.ROCKFORD.BELVIDERE.WOODSTOCK.
WAUKEGAN.OR.DIXON.DEKALB.AURORA.WHEATON.CHICAGO.
OSWEGO
1034 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015

.FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NW INDIANA REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING
ACROSS N. IL. THE ATMOSPHERE IS FAVORABLE FOR STORMS
TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES.POTENTIALLY UP TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR. IN ADDITION.STORMS MAY TRAIN OVER THE SAME
AREA.FURTHER INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLOODING.

* DUE TO RECENT BOUTS OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEK TO TEN
DAYS.THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED IN MANY PLACES AND
ADDITIONAL RAIN COULD VERY WELL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE RUNOFF AND
RAPID FLOODING.AS WELL AS QUICK STREAM & CREEK RISES.
FLOODING OF SOME ROADWAYS MAY OCCUR.& THE TIMING OF THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL MAY IMPACT THE LATE AFTERNOON & EARLY
EVENING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS & BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

LA SALLE-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-
PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.OTTAWA.MORRIS.JOLIET.KANKAKEE.
PONTIAC.WATSEKA.PAXTON.GARY.VALPARAISO.MOROCCO.
RENSSELAER.FOWLER
1034 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015

.FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF IL & IN.INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS.IN IL.
FORD.GRUNDY.IROQUOIS.KANKAKEE.LA
SALLE.LIVINGSTON & WILL. IN IN.BENTON.JASPER.
LAKE IN.NEWTON & PORTER.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT ACROSS
N. IL & NW IN. THE ATMOSPHERE IS FAVORABLE FOR STORMS TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL RATES.UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.
IN ADDITION.STORMS MAY TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREA.FURTHER INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLOODING.

* DUE TO RECENT BOUTS OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEK TO TEN
DAYS.THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED IN MANY PLACES AND
ADDITIONAL RAIN COULD VERY WELL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE RUNOFF AND
RAPID FLOODING.AS WELL AS QUICK STREAM & CREEK RISES.
FLOODING OF SOME ROADWAYS MAY OCCUR.& THE TIMING OF THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL MAY IMPACT THE LATE AFTERNOON & EARLY
EVENING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS & BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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