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COOK County, Illinois
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Flash Flood Warning
ILC031-INC089-210730-
/O.CON.KLOT.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130521T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COOK IL-LAKE IN-
1138 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LAKE AND EASTERN COOK COUNTIES...

AT 1130 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS THE CHICAGO
AREA WITH MORE STORMS CONTINUING TO TRACK OVER THE CITY THROUGH
EARLY OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES
HAVE BEEN OBSERVED OR ESTIMATED IN AN HOUR OR LESS ACROSS PARTS
OF THE CITY THUS FAR.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR IN CHICAGO AND NEARBY HIGHLY URBANIZED
SUBURBS...PARTICULARLY IN THE TYPICAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE
WATER ON THE ROAD OR JUDGE HOW DEEP IT IS.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE FLOODING...REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.

LAT...LON 4156 8738 4160 8763 4171 8780 4177 8785
4192 8792 4211 8789 4213 8774 4208 8767
4191 8762 4190 8760 4184 8760 4175 8753
4170 8751 4168 8745 4169 8742 4167 8741
4165 8743 4163 8736

$$

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
ILC007-031-037-043-053-063-075-089-091-093-097-099-103-105-111-
141-197-201-210800-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.A.0196.000000T0000Z-130521T0800Z/

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 196 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 3 AM CDT
TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

LIVINGSTON

IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

FORD IROQUOIS

IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

BOONE DE KALB LA SALLE
LEE OGLE WINNEBAGO

IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS

COOK DUPAGE GRUNDY
KANE KANKAKEE KENDALL
LAKE IL MCHENRY WILL

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AURORA...BELVIDERE...CHICAGO...
DEKALB...DIXON...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...MORRIS...OREGON...OSWEGO...
OTTAWA...PIPER CITY...PONTIAC...ROCKFORD...WATSEKA...WAUKEGAN...
WHEATON AND WOODSTOCK.

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